diff --git a/app/frontend/src/views/report.vue b/app/frontend/src/views/report.vue
index ced0259..6b2e45b 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/views/report.vue
+++ b/app/frontend/src/views/report.vue
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ export default {
             router.replace({ name: 'save-capture', params: { capture_token: capture_token } });
         },
         new_capture: function() {
-            router.push({ name: 'generate-ap' })
+            axios.get('/api/misc/delete-captures', { timeout: 30000 })
+            .then(response => { 
+                router.push({ name: 'generate-ap' })
+                })
+            .catch(err => (console.log(err)))
         },
         grep_keyword: function(kw, level){
             try {
diff --git a/app/frontend/src/views/splash-screen.vue b/app/frontend/src/views/splash-screen.vue
index e608850..dc69f71 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/views/splash-screen.vue
+++ b/app/frontend/src/views/splash-screen.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
                      })
                     .catch(err => (console.log(err)))
             },
+            delete_captures: function() {
+                axios.get('/api/misc/delete-captures', { timeout: 30000 })
+                    .catch(err => (console.log(err)))
+            }, 
             goto_home: function() {
                 var list_ssids = this.list_ssids
                 var internet   = this.internet
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@
             }
         },
         created: function() {
+            this.delete_captures();
             setTimeout(function () { this.internet_check(); }.bind(this), 5000);
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/frontend/app/blueprints/misc.py b/server/frontend/app/blueprints/misc.py
index c9bbeed..cbd72a3 100644
--- a/server/frontend/app/blueprints/misc.py
+++ b/server/frontend/app/blueprints/misc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import subprocess as sp
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify
-from app.utils import read_config
+from app.utils import read_config, delete_captures
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ import os
 misc_bp = Blueprint("misc", __name__)
 
 
+@misc_bp.route("/delete-captures", methods=["GET"])
+def api_delete_captures():
+    """
+        Delete the zombies capture folders (if any)
+    """
+    if delete_captures():
+        return jsonify({"message": "Captures deleted", "status": True})
+    else:
+        return jsonify({"message": "Issue while removing captures", "status": False})
+
+
 @misc_bp.route("/reboot", methods=["GET"])
 def api_reboot():
     """
diff --git a/server/frontend/app/utils.py b/server/frontend/app/utils.py
index 8ebf743..cbd54d1 100644
--- a/server/frontend/app/utils.py
+++ b/server/frontend/app/utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import yaml
 import sys
 import os
 from functools import reduce
+import shutil
+import re
 
 
 def terminate_process(process):
@@ -33,3 +35,16 @@ def read_config(path):
     config = yaml.load(open(os.path.join(dir, "config.yaml"), "r"),
                        Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
     return reduce(dict.get, path, config)
+
+
+def delete_captures():
+    """
+        Delete potential zombies capture directories
+    """
+    try:
+        for d in os.listdir("/tmp/"):
+            if re.match("[A-F0-9]{8}", d):
+                shutil.rmtree(os.path.join("/tmp/", d))
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False