diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b4a83f6b2..e97adcb9da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "pnpm -r run clean",
-    "fresh-clone": "pnpm -r --parallel fresh-clone && rimraf node_modules",
+    "fresh-clone": "pnpm -r --parallel fresh-clone && (rimraf node_modules || true)",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "lint": "pnpm -r run lint",
     "lint:html": "pnpm -r run lint:html",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
index 6581ad30f7..d6229c0ed8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "echo \"eslint-plugin: nothing to clean.\"",
-    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && rimraf node_modules",
+    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && (rimraf node_modules || true)",
     "test": "jest",
     "build": "echo \"eslint-plugin: nothing to build.\"",
     "lint": "echo \"eslint-plugin: nothing to lint.\"",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
index c511f0e7ba..8751f33bb1 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "pretty": "prettier --write .",
     "check-cli": "node scripts/check-cli.js",
     "clean": "rimraf lib",
-    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && rimraf node_modules",
+    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && (rimraf node_modules || true)",
     "license": "node ../../scripts/updateLicenses.js",
     "package": "pnpm build && pnpm pack && node ../../scripts/mv-pack.js zowe-zowe-explorer-api tgz"
   },
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
index 379dcce57b..be75d2b5a7 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "pretty": "prettier --write .",
     "watch": "webpack --mode development --watch --info-verbosity verbose",
     "clean": "rimraf out",
-    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && rimraf node_modules",
+    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && (rimraf node_modules || true)",
     "vscode:prepublish": "webpack --mode production",
     "license": "node ../../scripts/updateLicenses.js",
     "package": "vsce package --no-dependencies && node ../../scripts/mv-pack.js zowe-explorer-ftp-extension vsix"
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
index 3c2c1d251e..94e4da94a0 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@
     "lint:src": "eslint --format stylish src/**/*.ts",
     "lint:tests": "eslint --format stylish __tests__/**/*.ts",
     "clean": "gulp clean",
-    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && rimraf node_modules",
+    "fresh-clone": "pnpm clean && (rimraf node_modules || true)",
     "madge": "madge -c --no-color --no-spinner --exclude __mocks__ --extensions js,ts src/ || true",
     "pretty": "prettier --write .",
     "createTestProfileData": "ts-node ./scripts/createTestProfileData.ts",