diff --git a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/download_manager/download_manager.py b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/download_manager/download_manager.py
index f3da327a782..39234936f6d 100644
--- a/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/download_manager/download_manager.py
+++ b/src/tribler-core/tribler_core/components/libtorrent/download_manager/download_manager.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async def shutdown(self, timeout=30):
 
         # Remove metadata temporary directory
         if self.metadata_tmpdir:
-            rmtree(self.metadata_tmpdir)
+            rmtree(self.metadata_tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
             self.metadata_tmpdir = None
 
     def is_shutdown_ready(self):