diff --git a/kernel/model/box.go b/kernel/model/box.go
index bca5bdd52..91f6ff780 100644
--- a/kernel/model/box.go
+++ b/kernel/model/box.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func ListNotebooks() (ret []*Box, err error) {
 		}
 		if readErr = gulu.JSON.UnmarshalJSON(data, boxConf); nil != readErr {
 			logging.LogErrorf("parse box conf [%s] failed: %s", boxConfPath, readErr)
+			os.RemoveAll(boxConfPath)
 			continue
 		}