diff --git a/src/Core/RideCache.cpp b/src/Core/RideCache.cpp
index 227c335fb..ea59ebebb 100644
--- a/src/Core/RideCache.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/RideCache.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ RideCache::removeCurrentRide()
     // delete the file by renaming it
     QString strOldFileName = context->ride->fileName;
 
-    QFile file(directory.canonicalPath() + "/" + strOldFileName);
+    QFile file((context->ride->planned ? plannedDirectory : directory).canonicalPath() + "/" + strOldFileName);
     // purposefully don't remove the old ext so the user wouldn't have to figure out what the old file type was
     QString strNewName = strOldFileName + ".bak";