diff --git a/pokerogue-server.go b/pokerogue-server.go
index 01683d2..7d3222b 100644
--- a/pokerogue-server.go
+++ b/pokerogue-server.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/Flashfyre/pokerogue-server/api"
 	"github.com/Flashfyre/pokerogue-server/db"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize database: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if *network == "unix" {
+		os.Remove(*address)
+	}
+
 	listener, err := net.Listen(*network, *address)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create net listener: %s", err)