diff --git a/autoload/startify.vim b/autoload/startify.vim
index 81a48dc..0df6c52 100644
--- a/autoload/startify.vim
+++ b/autoload/startify.vim
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ function! s:check_user_options(path) abort
   let session = a:path . s:sep .'Session.vim'
 
   if get(g:, 'startify_session_autoload') && filereadable(session)
+    execute 'silent bwipeout' a:path
     execute 'source' session
   elseif get(g:, 'startify_change_to_vcs_root')
     call s:cd_to_vcs_root(a:path)