diff --git a/compos/composd/src/instance_starter.rs b/compos/composd/src/instance_starter.rs
index 3959859..4b3ac1b 100644
--- a/compos/composd/src/instance_starter.rs
+++ b/compos/composd/src/instance_starter.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let instance_image = fs::OpenOptions::new()
             .create(true)
+            .truncate(true)
             .read(true)
             .write(true)
             .open(&self.instance_image)