diff --git a/effidict/lru_dict.py b/effidict/lru_dict.py
index 10a5c28..9166983 100644
--- a/effidict/lru_dict.py
+++ b/effidict/lru_dict.py
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ def destroy(self):
 
         if not called_by_joblib:
             shutil.rmtree(self.storage_path)
+        else:
+            try:
+                shutil.rmtree(self.storage_path)
+            except:
+                pass
 
         del self.memory