diff --git a/quick-connect.bat b/quick-connect.bat
index 7e25f823550ebcce6fce259a02cab3af284553df..aa7bc556a519583090e57d62ad9b476c85b213a8 100644
--- a/quick-connect.bat
+++ b/quick-connect.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 az config set core.login_experience_v2=off
 az login
-del "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
-mkdir -p "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
+del /q "C:\Users\%username%\.ssh\csctcloud"
+mkdir "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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