diff --git a/scripts/gen.sh b/scripts/gen.sh
index 23e703730..908b5b17c 100755
--- a/scripts/gen.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -e
 
 myDir1=$(dirname "$0")
 
+# to handle rename of a plugin:
+rm $myDir1/../doc/p/*.md
+
 set -x
 
 python "$myDir1/plugin-index.py"