diff --git a/examples/contrib/cifar10/main.py b/examples/contrib/cifar10/main.py
index 36851645b9c3..79055c9c0f17 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/cifar10/main.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/cifar10/main.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def get_save_handler(config):
 
         return TrainsSaver(dirname=config["output_path"])
 
-    return DiskSaver(config["output_path"])
+    return DiskSaver(config["output_path"], require_empty=False)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":