diff --git a/module/instance_watcher.py b/module/instance_watcher.py
index 7d82b4156..d86728e06 100644
--- a/module/instance_watcher.py
+++ b/module/instance_watcher.py
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ class InstanceWatcher:
     def remove_instance(self, name, remove_status_cache_file=True):
         try:
             self.instances.pop(name)
-            if remove_status_cache_file:
-                self.remove_status_file(name)
         except Exception:
             ...
+        if remove_status_cache_file:
+            self.remove_status_file(name)
 
     def watcher_thread(self):
         while 1: