diff --git a/TGS.Server/Instance/Byond.cs b/TGS.Server/Instance/Byond.cs
index 04790bca9d..cc44646502 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/Instance/Byond.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/Instance/Byond.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 		/// </summary>
 		const string ByondNoPromptTrustedMode = "trusted-check 0";
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Contains cache shit that needs to be cleared out every startup
+		/// </summary>
+		static readonly string ByondCacheDirectory = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments), ByondDirectory, "cache");
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The status of the BYOND updater
 		/// </summary>
@@ -103,6 +108,18 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 				CleanByondStaging();
 			}
 		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Attempts to clear the <see cref="ByondCacheDirectory"/>
+		/// </summary>
+		void ClearCacheFolder()
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				Helpers.DeleteDirectory(ByondCacheDirectory, true, null);
+			}
+			catch { }
+		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Checks if the updater is considered busy
diff --git a/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs b/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
index 0e056f30fe..805c315d09 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 					StartingSecurity = Config.Security;
 					Proc.StartInfo.Arguments = String.Format("{0} -port {1} {5}-close -verbose -params \"server_service={3}&server_service_version={4}&{6}={7}\" -{2} -public", DMB, Config.Port, SecurityWord(), serviceCommsKey, Version(), Config.Webclient ? "-webclient " : "", SPInstanceName, Config.Name);
 					UpdateBridgeDll(true);
+					ClearCacheFolder();
 					lock (topicLock)
 					{
 						GameAPIVersion = null;  //needs updating