diff --git a/update_element_im.sh b/update_element_im.sh
index 1f47694..17e97a7 100755
--- a/update_element_im.sh
+++ b/update_element_im.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ function version_gt() {
 
 function cleanup() {
     local tmpdir=$1
-    rm -r "${tmpdir:?}"/*
+    if [ -n "$(ls -A ${tempdir})" ]; then
+        rm -r "${tmpdir:?}"/*
+    fi
     rmdir "${tmpdir}"
 
 }