diff --git a/src/classes/Outreach.py b/src/classes/Outreach.py
index f6f6d1303..1287e7263 100644
--- a/src/classes/Outreach.py
+++ b/src/classes/Outreach.py
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ def start(self) -> None:
             f.write(self.niche)
 
         output_path = get_results_cache_path()
+        if os.path.exists(output_path):
+            os.remove(output_path)
+
         message_subject = get_outreach_message_subject()
         message_body = get_outreach_message_body_file()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_outreach_scraper_results.py b/tests/test_outreach_scraper_results.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91e634b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_outreach_scraper_results.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import types
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+SRC_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "src")
+
+if SRC_DIR not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, SRC_DIR)
+
+fake_yagmail = types.ModuleType("yagmail")
+fake_yagmail.SMTP = object
+sys.modules.setdefault("yagmail", fake_yagmail)
+
+fake_srt_equalizer = types.ModuleType("srt_equalizer")
+sys.modules.setdefault("srt_equalizer", fake_srt_equalizer)
+
+fake_termcolor = types.ModuleType("termcolor")
+fake_termcolor.colored = lambda text, *_args, **_kwargs: text
+sys.modules.setdefault("termcolor", fake_termcolor)
+
+from classes.Outreach import Outreach
+
+
+class OutreachScraperResultsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_start_does_not_reuse_stale_scraper_results_after_failed_run(self) -> None:
+        old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            try:
+                os.chdir(temp_dir)
+                output_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "scraper_results.csv")
+                with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+                    handle.write("name,website,email\nOld Lead,https://old.example,old@example.com\n")
+
+                outreach = object.__new__(Outreach)
+                outreach.niche = "podcast agencies"
+                outreach.email_creds = {
+                    "username": "user",
+                    "password": "pass",
+                    "smtp_server": "smtp.example",
+                    "smtp_port": 587,
+                }
+                outreach.is_go_installed = Mock(return_value=True)
+                outreach.unzip_file = Mock()
+                outreach.build_scraper = Mock()
+                outreach.run_scraper_with_args_for_30_seconds = Mock()
+                outreach.get_items_from_file = Mock()
+
+                with patch("classes.Outreach.get_results_cache_path", return_value=output_path), patch(
+                    "classes.Outreach.get_google_maps_scraper_zip_url", return_value="https://example.com/scraper.zip"
+                ), patch("classes.Outreach.get_outreach_message_subject", return_value="Subject"), patch(
+                    "classes.Outreach.get_outreach_message_body_file", return_value="body.txt"
+                ), patch("classes.Outreach.get_scraper_timeout", return_value=1), patch(
+                    "classes.Outreach.yagmail.SMTP"
+                ) as smtp_mock, patch("classes.Outreach.error") as error_mock:
+                    outreach.start()
+
+                outreach.run_scraper_with_args_for_30_seconds.assert_called_once()
+                outreach.get_items_from_file.assert_not_called()
+                smtp_mock.assert_not_called()
+                self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(output_path))
+                error_mock.assert_called_once()
+            finally:
+                os.chdir(old_cwd)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()