diff --git a/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp b/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
index 8174f8a0..b264b1c8 100644
--- a/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
+++ b/mission/tmtc/PersistentTmStore.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ ReturnValue_t PersistentTmStore::getNextDumpPacket(PusTmReader& reader, bool& fi
     // restore the file dump, but for now do not trust the file.
     std::error_code e;
     std::filesystem::remove(dumpParams.dirEntry.path().c_str(), e);
+    if(dumpParams.dirEntry.path() == activeFile) {
+      activeFile == std::nullopt;
+      assignAndOrCreateMostRecentFile();
+    }
     fileHasSwapped = true;
     return loadNextDumpFile();
   }