diff --git a/submitPatches.go b/submitPatches.go
index 79f0f2f..5eeda72 100644
--- a/submitPatches.go
+++ b/submitPatches.go
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ func submitPatchesBox(box *gui.Node) *patchSummary {
 		}
 	}
 	s.submitB = s.grid.NewButton("Submit Patches", func() {
-		patchdir := filepath.Join(me.userHomePwd.String(), "autotypist.patchset")
+		dirname :=  "submit-patchset.quilt"
+		patchdir := filepath.Join(me.userHomePwd.String(), dirname)
 		if shell.Exists(patchdir) {
 			log.Info("patchset dir already exists", patchdir)
-			return
-		} else {
-			shell.Mkdir(patchdir)
+			shell.RunCmd(me.userHomePwd.String(), []string{"rm", "-rf", dirname})
 		}
+		shell.Mkdir(patchdir)
 		if !shell.Exists(patchdir) {
 			log.Info("something went wrong making", patchdir)
 			return