diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/install.yml b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/install.yml
index 36c5da0c5..3c8e4345e 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/install.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
     line: '  <policy domain="coder" rights="read" pattern="PDF" />'
     state: present
 
+- name: Remove previous virtual environment {{ calibreweb_venv_path }}
+  file:
+    path: "{{ calibreweb_venv_path }}"
+    state: absent
+
 - name: "Create 3 Calibre-Web folders to store data and config files: {{ calibreweb_home }}, {{ calibreweb_venv_path }}, {{ calibreweb_config }} (all set to {{ calibreweb_user }}:{{ apache_user }}) (default to 0755)"
   file:
     state: directory