diff --git a/server/src/tantivy.rs b/server/src/tantivy.rs
index e46391c..ea93e52 100644
--- a/server/src/tantivy.rs
+++ b/server/src/tantivy.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
 
 fn create_news_db(tantivy_db_path: &str) -> Result<(), TantivyError> {
     info!("create_news_db");
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(tantivy_db_path)?;
+    // Don't care if directory didn't exist
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(tantivy_db_path);
     std::fs::create_dir_all(tantivy_db_path)?;
     use tantivy::schema::*;
     let mut schema_builder = Schema::builder();