diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/fs/run_in_dir.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/fs/run_in_dir.ts
index 5bd47da89754..2eb4d6f02552 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/fs/run_in_dir.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/fs/run_in_dir.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ export async function runInDirectory<T>(
     throw err;
   } finally {
     if (!skipCleanup) {
-      await fs.rm(workingDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      try {
+        await fs.rm(workingDirectory, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: 100 });
+      } catch {
+        // ignore cleanup errors
+      }
     }
   }
 }