diff --git a/lib/cleaner.js b/lib/cleaner.js
index 67bc741..8c29a47 100644
--- a/lib/cleaner.js
+++ b/lib/cleaner.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ exp.run = function() {
       logging.error(err);
     } else if (clean) {
       logging.warn("DiskCleaner: Disk limit reached! Cleaning images now");
+
+      // hotfix for #139 | FIXME
+      logging.warn("DiskCleaner: Flushing Redis to prevent ENOENT");
+      redis.flushall();
+      // end hotfix
+
       var skinsdir = config.directories.skins;
       var capesdir = config.directories.capes;
       var facesdir = config.directories.faces;