diff --git a/undetected_chromedriver/__init__.py b/undetected_chromedriver/__init__.py
index 2139c58..3d8b872 100644
--- a/undetected_chromedriver/__init__.py
+++ b/undetected_chromedriver/__init__.py
@@ -782,7 +782,10 @@ class Chrome(selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver.WebDriver):
                 else:
                     logger.debug("successfully removed %s" % self.user_data_dir)
                     break
-                time.sleep(0.1)
+                try:
+                    time.sleep(0.1)
+                except OSError:
+                    pass
 
         # dereference patcher, so patcher can start cleaning up as well.
         # this must come last, otherwise it will throw 'in use' errors