diff --git a/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1 b/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
index 89ab57fece..c384c66c2b 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
+++ b/src/chocolatey.resources/helpers/functions/UnInstall-ChocolateyZipPackage.ps1
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ param(
   if ((Test-Path -path $zipContentFile)) {
     $zipContentFile
     $zipContents=get-content $zipContentFile
-    foreach ($fileInZip in $zipContents) {
-      remove-item -Path "$fileInZip" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse -Force
+    foreach ($fileInZip in $zipContents) {   
+      if ($fileInZip -ne $null -and $fileInZip.Trim() -ne '') {
+        Remove-Item -Path "$fileInZip" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse -Force
+      }   
     }
   }
 }