diff --git a/quick-connect.bat b/quick-connect.bat
index f32be01553957b43d5df29ae6045d0b0b71f7e2b..285b4f02843d46ef05d42b4dfa51a12bde3365eb 100644
--- a/quick-connect.bat
+++ b/quick-connect.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 az config set core.login_experience_v2=off
 az login
-del /q "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
-rmdir "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
+
+if exist "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud\" (
+    del /q "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
+    rmdir "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
+)
+
 az ssh config --ip csctcloud.uwe.ac.uk --file "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\config" --keys-destination-folder "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
 code -n --remote ssh-remote+csctcloud.uwe.ac.uk
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