diff --git a/tools/run_tests/build_artifact_node.sh b/tools/run_tests/build_artifact_node.sh
index 1467dddc35e..6aa48245383 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/build_artifact_node.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/build_artifact_node.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ nvm use 4
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/../..
 
-rm -rf build
+rm -rf build || true
 
 mkdir -p artifacts