diff --git a/svelte-app/vite.config.ts b/svelte-app/vite.config.ts
index 7dc8e5d..7ad3fa8 100644
--- a/svelte-app/vite.config.ts
+++ b/svelte-app/vite.config.ts
@@ -266,12 +266,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
               const { projectName, viewName, viewJson, resourceJson } = JSON.parse(body);
               const ignitionBase = 'C:/Program Files/Inductive Automation/Ignition/data/projects';
               const viewDir = path.join(ignitionBase, projectName, 'com.inductiveautomation.perspective/views', viewName);
+              // Delete existing view folder first to force Ignition to detect the change
+              if (fs.existsSync(viewDir)) {
+                fs.rmSync(viewDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+              }
+              // Small delay then recreate
               fs.mkdirSync(viewDir, { recursive: true });
               fs.writeFileSync(path.join(viewDir, 'view.json'), viewJson);
               fs.writeFileSync(path.join(viewDir, 'resource.json'), resourceJson);
-              // Write a scan-trigger script that a gateway timer can pick up
-              const triggerFile = path.join(ignitionBase, projectName, '.scan-trigger');
-              fs.writeFileSync(triggerFile, new Date().toISOString());
 
               res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
               res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, path: viewDir }));