diff --git a/core/utils/basic_operations/folder_tools.py b/core/utils/basic_operations/folder_tools.py
index 9286c0b..fef3965 100644
--- a/core/utils/basic_operations/folder_tools.py
+++ b/core/utils/basic_operations/folder_tools.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def validate_folder_structure(temp_dir: str, target_folder: str, target_file: st
     if found_file:
         if found_file.parent != target_folder:
             shutil.move(str(found_file), str(target_file_path))
+        # finally, remove temp directory,
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
         return True
     else:
         return False