diff --git a/lib/poetry.js b/lib/poetry.js
index 9bf0424c..108f90dd 100644
--- a/lib/poetry.js
+++ b/lib/poetry.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function pyprojectTomlToRequirements() {
 
   if (requirementsContents.match(editableFlag)) {
     this.serverless.cli.log(
-      'The generated file contains -e lines, removing them...'
+      'The generated file contains -e flags, removing them...'
     );
     fse.writeFileSync(
       sourceRequirements,
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ function pyprojectTomlToRequirements() {
   fse.ensureDirSync(path.join(this.servicePath, '.serverless'));
   fse.moveSync(
     sourceRequirements,
-    path.join(this.servicePath, '.serverless', 'requirements.txt')
+    path.join(this.servicePath, '.serverless', 'requirements.txt'),
+    { "overwrite": true }
   );
 }