diff --git a/scripts/notarize_mac_app.sh b/scripts/notarize_mac_app.sh
index eb56ed829b..1ff56bc5da 100755
--- a/scripts/notarize_mac_app.sh
+++ b/scripts/notarize_mac_app.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ STATUS=$(echo "$SUBMIT_OUTPUT" | grep "^  status:" | awk '{print $2}')
 echo "Submission ID: $SUBMISSION_ID"
 echo "Status: $STATUS"
 
-# Clean up the zip
-rm "$ZIP_PATH"
+# Clean up the zip (use -f to avoid failure if already deleted)
+rm -f "$ZIP_PATH"
 
 if [ "$STATUS" != "Accepted" ]; then
     echo "=== Notarization failed! Fetching log for details ==="