diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 2a51c367a..6a8772537 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -302,14 +303,18 @@ func VerifyFFMpegPath(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CleanupDirectory removes the directory and makes it fresh again. Throws fatal error on failure.
+// CleanupDirectory removes all contents within the directory. Throws fatal error on failure.
 func CleanupDirectory(path string) {
 	log.Traceln("Cleaning", path)
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Unable to remove directory. Please check the ownership and permissions", err)
+	entries, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
+	if err != nil {
+	    log.Fatalln("Unable to read contents of directory. Please check the ownership and permissions", err)
 	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0o750); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Unable to create directory. Please check the ownership and permissions", err)
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+	    entryPath := filepath.Join(path, entry.Name())
+	    if err := os.RemoveAll(entryPath); err != nil {
+	        log.Fatalln("Unable to remove directory. Please check the ownership and permissions", err)
+	    }
 	}
 }