diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py b/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
index 3ed55140d..fd4c77838 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ class RAGStorage(BaseRAGStorage):
         try:
             if self.app:
                 self.app.reset()
+                shutil.rmtree(f"{db_storage_path()}/{self.type}")
                 self.app = None
                 self.collection = None
-                shutil.rmtree(f"{db_storage_path()}/{self.type}")
         except Exception as e:
             if "attempt to write a readonly database" in str(e):
                 # Ignore this specific error