diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
index 6b995f0d9..d60f0961f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
@@ -187,11 +187,16 @@ public class MetricsService {
      *            The version to download.
      */
     private boolean download(int version) {
-        File f = new File(parentFolder, "Metrics-" + version + ".jar");
+        File file = new File(parentFolder, "Metrics-" + version + ".jar");
 
         try {
             plugin.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "# Starting download of MetricsModule build: #{0}", version);
-
+            
+            if (file.exists()) {
+                // Delete the file in case we accidentally downloaded it before
+                Files.delete(file.toPath());
+            }
+            
             AtomicInteger lastPercentPosted = new AtomicInteger();
             GetRequest request = Unirest.get(GH_RELEASES + "/" + version + "/" + REPO_NAME + ".jar");
 
@@ -202,14 +207,14 @@ public class MetricsService {
                     plugin.getLogger().info("# Downloading... " + percent + "% " + "(" + bytesWritten + "/" + totalBytes + " bytes)");
                     lastPercentPosted.set(percent);
                 }
-            }).asFile(f.getPath());
+            }).asFile(file.getPath());
 
             if (response.isSuccess()) {
                 plugin.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "Successfully downloaded {0} build: #{1}", new Object[] { REPO_NAME, version });
 
                 // Replace the metric file with the new one
                 cleanUp();
-                Files.move(f.toPath(), metricsModuleFile.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                Files.move(file.toPath(), metricsModuleFile.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
 
                 metricVersion = String.valueOf(version);
                 hasDownloadedUpdate = true;