diff --git a/external/vcpkg b/external/vcpkg
index af752f21c..f87344cac 160000
--- a/external/vcpkg
+++ b/external/vcpkg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af752f21c9d79ba3df9cb0250ce2233933f58486
+Subproject commit f87344cac03158cbf1467264565f1fd36b382a24
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainLoopController.cpp b/source/Gui/MainLoopController.cpp
index 36c276db9..4ab0b3c3b 100644
--- a/source/Gui/MainLoopController.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/MainLoopController.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <thread>
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 #include <glad/glad.h>
 
 #include <imgui.h>
@@ -165,6 +167,11 @@ void MainLoopController::processLoadingScreen()
         if (requestedSimState.value() == PersisterRequestState::Error) {
             GenericMessageDialog::get().information("Error", "The default simulation file could not be read.\nAn empty simulation will be created.");
 
+            try {
+                std::filesystem::remove_all(Const::AutosavePath);
+            } catch (...) {
+            }
+
             DeserializedSimulation deserializedSim;
             deserializedSim.auxiliaryData.worldSize.x = 1000;
             deserializedSim.auxiliaryData.worldSize.y = 500;