diff --git a/apps/snapshots.go b/apps/snapshots.go
index c14cf36..2e52890 100644
--- a/apps/snapshots.go
+++ b/apps/snapshots.go
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ func (s *SnapshotProcessor) RestoreSnapshot(key string, newAppName string) error
 
 	// remove .chowned file to tell the container to setup ownership of the files again
 	err = os.Remove("./.chowned")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("removing .chowned error: %v", err)
+	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("removing  error: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil