diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index 950c2fd..6c966b6 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ def run_scan():
                         f2 = os.path.join(prefix, f)
                         if f1 != f2 and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
                             logger.debug('"%s" vs "%s"', f1, f2)
+                            os.chmod(f2, stat.S_IWRITE)
+                            os.unlink(f2)
+                            continue
                 else:
                     ids.add(id)