diff --git a/Shokofin/Resolvers/VirtualFileSystemService.cs b/Shokofin/Resolvers/VirtualFileSystemService.cs
index 7978461c..14168ed6 100644
--- a/Shokofin/Resolvers/VirtualFileSystemService.cs
+++ b/Shokofin/Resolvers/VirtualFileSystemService.cs
@@ -1001,6 +1001,12 @@ private List<string> FindSubtitlesForPath(string sourcePath)
 
     private LinkGenerationResult CleanupStructure(string vfsPath, string directoryToClean, IReadOnlyList<string> allKnownPaths, bool preview = false)
     {
+        if (!FileSystem.DirectoryExists(directoryToClean)) {
+            if (!preview)
+                Logger.LogDebug("Skipped cleaning up folder because it does not exist: {Path}", directoryToClean);
+            return new();
+        }
+
         if (!preview)
             Logger.LogDebug("Looking for files to remove in folder at {Path}", directoryToClean);
         var start = DateTime.Now;