diff --git a/dispatch/static/gulpfile.js b/dispatch/static/gulpfile.js
index a2f5269d0..5ffee9368 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/gulpfile.js
+++ b/dispatch/static/gulpfile.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var gulp = require('gulp');
 
 var webpack = require('webpack-stream');
 var sass = require('gulp-sass');
+var clean = require('gulp-clean');
 
 gulp.task('sass', function () {
   return gulp.src('./src/styles/**/*.scss')
@@ -9,10 +10,15 @@ gulp.task('sass', function () {
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/css/'));
 });
 
-gulp.task('webpack', function() {
+gulp.task('webpack', function () {
   return gulp.src('./src/js/**/*.jsx')
     .pipe(webpack( require('./webpack.config.js') ))
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/js/'));
 });
 
-gulp.task('default', ['webpack', 'sass']);
+gulp.task('clean', function () {
+  return gulp.src('./dist/', {read: false})
+    .pipe(clean());
+});
+
+gulp.task('default', ['clean', 'webpack', 'sass']);
diff --git a/dispatch/static/package.json b/dispatch/static/package.json
index 0bfb04f3f..d2e9291d8 100644
--- a/dispatch/static/package.json
+++ b/dispatch/static/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "deep-diff": "^0.3.2",
     "dropzone": "^4.3.0",
     "gulp": "^3.9.0",
+    "gulp-clean": "^0.3.2",
     "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
     "gulp-sass": "^2.2.0",
     "lodash": "^4.6.1",