diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 8b99aed..965e7bc 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/next/dist/bin/next dev --port 3000",
+    "dev": "node scripts/clean-next-dev-cache.mjs && node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/next/dist/bin/next dev --port 3000",
     "build": "node --max-old-space-size=4096 node_modules/next/dist/bin/next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",
diff --git a/apps/web/scripts/clean-next-dev-cache.mjs b/apps/web/scripts/clean-next-dev-cache.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6381c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/scripts/clean-next-dev-cache.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const scriptDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const webRoot = path.resolve(scriptDir, '..');
+const nextDir = path.resolve(webRoot, '.next');
+
+if (!nextDir.startsWith(`${webRoot}${path.sep}`)) {
+  throw new Error(`Refusing to remove path outside web app: ${nextDir}`);
+}
+
+if (fs.existsSync(nextDir)) {
+  fs.rmSync(nextDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  console.log('[web dev] removed stale .next cache');
+}