diff --git a/build/usr/lib/python3.6/lxcbuild/imagebuilder.py b/build/usr/lib/python3.6/lxcbuild/imagebuilder.py
index d368adc..8d5300b 100644
--- a/build/usr/lib/python3.6/lxcbuild/imagebuilder.py
+++ b/build/usr/lib/python3.6/lxcbuild/imagebuilder.py
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ class ImageBuilder:
 
     def clean(self):
         lxcmgr.destroy_container(self.image.name)
-        shutil.rmtree(self.get_layer_path(self.image.name))
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(self.get_layer_path(self.image.name))
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
 def unpack_http_archive(src, dst):
     # Decompress an archive downloaded via http(s)