diff --git a/AAXtoMP3 b/AAXtoMP3
index d5a80a1..9c0b8a8 100755
--- a/AAXtoMP3
+++ b/AAXtoMP3
@@ -682,8 +682,9 @@ do
   output_file="${output_directory}/${currentFileNameScheme}.${extension}"
 
   if [[ "${noclobber}" = "1" ]] && [[ -d "${output_directory}" ]]; then
-    log "Noclobber enabled but directory '${output_directory}' exists. Exiting to avoid overwriting"
-    exit 0
+    log "Noclobber enabled but directory '${output_directory}' exists. Skipping to avoid overwriting"
+    rm -f "${metadata_file}"
+    continue
   fi
   mkdir -p "${output_directory}"