diff --git a/pg_backrest_backup.pm b/pg_backrest_backup.pm
index 5aab47ca8..3366eddfa 100644
--- a/pg_backrest_backup.pm
+++ b/pg_backrest_backup.pm
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ sub archive_pull
         if ($strPath lt $strPathMax)
         {
             &log(DEBUG, "removing local archive path ${strPath}");
-            rmdir($strArchivePath . "/" . $strPath) or confess &log(ERROR, "unable to remove archive path ${strPath}, is it empty?");
+            rmdir($strArchivePath . "/" . $strPath) or &log(WARN, "unable to remove archive path ${strPath}, is it empty?");
         }
         
         # If the dir is not empty check if the files are in the manifest