diff --git a/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py b/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
index bf40aee96..f652788e7 100644
--- a/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
+++ b/src/crewai/memory/storage/rag_storage.py
@@ -150,9 +150,14 @@ class RAGStorage(BaseRAGStorage):
 
     def reset(self) -> None:
         try:
-            shutil.rmtree(f"{db_storage_path()}/{self.type}")
+            # First reset ChromaDB's internal state
             if self.app:
                 self.app.reset()
+            
+            # Then remove the directory
+            storage_path = f"{db_storage_path()}/{self.type}"
+            if os.path.exists(storage_path):
+                shutil.rmtree(storage_path)
         except Exception as e:
             if "attempt to write a readonly database" in str(e):
                 # Ignore this specific error