diff --git a/src/crewai/knowledge/storage/knowledge_storage.py b/src/crewai/knowledge/storage/knowledge_storage.py
index 23fe688eb..acbbe75a1 100644
--- a/src/crewai/knowledge/storage/knowledge_storage.py
+++ b/src/crewai/knowledge/storage/knowledge_storage.py
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ class KnowledgeStorage(BaseKnowledgeStorage):
             )
 
         self.app.reset()
+        shutil.rmtree(base_path)
         self.app = None
         self.collection = None
-        shutil.rmtree(base_path)
 
     def save(
         self,