diff --git a/src/simsopt/mhd/vmec.py b/src/simsopt/mhd/vmec.py
index 94af6cc98..507c8c9a7 100644
--- a/src/simsopt/mhd/vmec.py
+++ b/src/simsopt/mhd/vmec.py
@@ -752,7 +752,11 @@ def run(self):
 
             # Delete the previous output file, if desired:
             for filename in self.files_to_delete:
-                os.remove(filename)
+                try:
+                    os.remove(filename)
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    logger.debug(f"Tried to delete the file {filename} but it was not found")
+                    
             self.files_to_delete = []
 
             # Record the latest output file to delete if we run again: