diff --git a/src/virtualship/cli/_run.py b/src/virtualship/cli/_run.py
index 2b5f5c30..2feb43a3 100644
--- a/src/virtualship/cli/_run.py
+++ b/src/virtualship/cli/_run.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -131,9 +132,12 @@ def _run(
         return
 
     # delete and create results directory
-    if os.path.exists(expedition_dir.joinpath(RESULTS)):
-        shutil.rmtree(expedition_dir.joinpath(RESULTS))
-    os.makedirs(expedition_dir.joinpath(RESULTS))
+    results_dir = expedition_dir.joinpath(RESULTS)
+    _warn_overwrite_results_dir(results_dir)
+
+    if os.path.exists(results_dir):
+        shutil.rmtree(results_dir)
+    os.makedirs(results_dir)
 
     print("\n----- EXPEDITION SUMMARY ------")
 
@@ -284,6 +288,21 @@ def _unique_id(expedition: Expedition, cache_dir: Path) -> str:
     return new_id
 
 
+def _warn_overwrite_results_dir(results_dir: Path) -> None:
+    if os.path.exists(results_dir):
+        print(
+            f"\nWARNING: The '{results_dir}' directory already exists and will be overwritten. If you want to keep the previous results, please move or rename the '{results_dir}' directory before re-running the expedition.\n"
+        )
+        decision = input(
+            "Do you want to continue the expedition run and thereby overwrite the existing results? (y/n): "
+        )
+        if decision.lower() != "y":
+            print("Expedition run cancelled by user.")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        if decision.lower() == "y":
+            print("Continuing with expedition run and overwriting existing results...")
+
+
 def _load_checkpoint(expedition_dir: Path) -> Checkpoint | None:
     file_path = expedition_dir.joinpath(CHECKPOINT)
     try: