diff --git a/cmd/mothd/state.go b/cmd/mothd/state.go
index 9d11621..d8f09d1 100644
--- a/cmd/mothd/state.go
+++ b/cmd/mothd/state.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ func (s *State) maybeInitialize() {
 	s.Remove("enabled")
 	s.Remove("hours.txt")
 	s.Remove("points.log")
+	s.Remove("events.csv")
 	s.Remove("messages.html")
 	s.Remove("mothd.log")
 	s.RemoveAll("points.tmp")