diff --git a/app/models/users.py b/app/models/users.py
index 38af1e5..1b7f4c9 100644
--- a/app/models/users.py
+++ b/app/models/users.py
@@ -214,8 +214,12 @@ class Member(User):
         db.session.commit()
         # Save the new avatar
         im.save(V5Config.AVATARS_FOLDER + self.avatar, 'PNG')
-        # If nothing has failed, remove old one
-        os.remove(old_avatar)
+        # If nothing has failed, remove old one (allow failure to regularize
+        # exceptional situations like missing avatar or folder migration)
+        try:
+            os.remove(old_avatar)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
     def get_public_data(self):
         """ Returns the public information of the member."""