diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index a1f5a70..5a05d8a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
     .venv/bin/playwright install chromium
 fi
 
+# Clear stale bytecode before each run to avoid executing outdated .pyc files
+find src -name "*.pyc" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
 PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 .venv/bin/python main.py "$@"