diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/custom_classification.py b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/custom_classification.py
index 625c092a7..fa878b1ad 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/real_time/custom_classification.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/real_time/custom_classification.py
@@ -546,5 +546,8 @@ def write_classification_attempt(
     )
 
     # delete oldest face image if maximum is reached
-    if len(files) > max_files:
-        os.unlink(os.path.join(folder, files[-1]), missing_ok=True)
+    try:
+        if len(files) > max_files:
+            os.unlink(os.path.join(folder, files[-1]))
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
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