diff --git a/tests/test_slurm/run.sh b/tests/test_slurm/run.sh
index eabb67a..eb302a3 100755
--- a/tests/test_slurm/run.sh
+++ b/tests/test_slurm/run.sh
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ cd - > /dev/null
 
 trap - ERR
 echo "Slurm test passed."
-rm -rf $workdir
+# NFS sometimes leaves stale file handles, but don't fail the test
+rm -rf $workdir || true
diff --git a/tests/test_ssh/run.sh b/tests/test_ssh/run.sh
index 4d3f000..e55e2e4 100755
--- a/tests/test_ssh/run.sh
+++ b/tests/test_ssh/run.sh
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ cd - > /dev/null
 
 trap - ERR
 echo "SSH test passed."
-rm -rf $workdir
+# NFS sometimes leaves stale file handles, but don't fail the test
+rm -rf $workdir || true