diff --git a/scripts/dispatcher.py b/scripts/dispatcher.py
index fcff56e..249d71a 100644
--- a/scripts/dispatcher.py
+++ b/scripts/dispatcher.py
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ def _extract_on_remote_host(job_id: int, worker: dict, src_host: str, src_path:
         dur = 0.0
     frames_est = max(1, int(dur * FPS))
 
-    _ssh_via(worker, src_host, f"mkdir -p {shlex.quote(remote_tmp)}")
+    _ssh_via(worker, src_host,
+        f"rm -f {shlex.quote(exit_file)}" + f" && rm -rf {shlex.quote(remote_tmp)}" + f" && mkdir -p {shlex.quote(remote_tmp)}")
     bg = (
         f"rm -f {shlex.quote(exit_file)}; "
         f"ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -i {shlex.quote(src_path)} "