diff --git a/lib/clean.js b/lib/clean.js
index 2ba4b8e..86254ff 100644
--- a/lib/clean.js
+++ b/lib/clean.js
@@ -29,5 +29,11 @@ module.exports = function clean(logdir) {
 
   // clean these files
   needClean = needClean.concat(needCleanSocks);
-  needClean.forEach(filename => fs.unlinkSync(path.join(logdir, filename)));
+  needClean.forEach(filename => {
+    try {
+      fs.unlinkSync(path.join(logdir, filename));
+    } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+  });
 };