diff --git a/weboob/tools/config/extra.py b/weboob/tools/config/extra.py
index 4020bae0e9cef6ab0ed8009570544f0089e540a4..4412373bf91d7fef0ae14e3100939dbf4c8115c7 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/config/extra.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/config/extra.py
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ class AutoCleanConfig(object):
     def save(self):
         if self.values:
             super(AutoCleanConfig, self).save()
-        elif os.path.exists(self.path):
-            os.remove(self.path)
+        else:
+            try:
+                os.remove(self.path)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
 
 
 class ForkingConfig(object):