diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
index 21def8e48..5f003fa33 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedBooksImportService.cs
@@ -231,7 +231,15 @@ private List<ImportResult> ProcessFolder(IDirectoryInfo directoryInfo, ImportMod
                 ShouldDeleteFolder(directoryInfo))
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Deleting folder after importing valid files");
-                _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(directoryInfo.FullName, true);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(directoryInfo.FullName, true);
+                }
+                catch (IOException e)
+                {
+                    _logger.Debug(e, "Unable to delete folder after importing: {0}", e.Message);
+                }
             }
 
             return importResults;