diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e2d7292..231c4be 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const (
 	classifierFlag     = "classifier"
 	uploadToDTrackFlag = "upload-to-dependency-track"
 	purgeCacheFlag     = "purge-cache"
+	softExitFlag       = "soft-exit"
 	orgFlag            = "organization"
 )
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ func init() {
 		tagsUsage                    = "tags to use when SBOMs are uploaded to Dependency Track (optional)"
 		purgeCacheUsage              = "whether to purge gradle and go caches after a successful run (default: false)"
 		orgFlagUsage                 = "used when using organization github app"
+		softExitUsage                = "used on cleanup to exit soft without crashing"
 	)
 
 	const classifierUsageTemplate = "classifier to use when uploading to Dependency Track. Valid values are: %s"
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(uploadToDTrackFlag, "u", false, uploadToDependencyTrackUsage)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(purgeCacheFlag, "p", false, purgeCacheUsage)
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(softExitFlag, "s", false, softExitUsage)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(orgFlag, "g", "", orgFlagUsage)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index 5e01de0..bcafaaa 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ func createAppFromCLI(cmd *cobra.Command, verbose bool) (*app.App, error) {
 		options = append(options, app.WithCachePurge())
 	}
 
+	softExit, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(softExitFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errTemplate, softExitFlag)
+	}
+	if softExit {
+		options = append(options, app.WithSoftExit())
+	}
+
 	if uploadToDependencyTrack {
 		classifier, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(classifierFlag)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 5223cc1..fb616e0 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type App struct {
 	tags                                         []string
 	githubUsername, githubAPIToken, organization string // TODO Move later on to a separate GitHub client
 	dependencyTrackClient                        *dtrack.DependencyTrackClient
-	purgeCache                                   bool
+	purgeCache, softExit                         bool
 }
 
 type SBOMsFromFilesystemConfig struct {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type options struct {
 	tags                                         []string
 	githubUsername, githubAPIToken, organization string // TODO Move later on to a separate GitHub client
 	dependencyTrackClient                        *dtrack.DependencyTrackClient
-	purgeCache                                   bool
+	purgeCache, softExit                         bool
 }
 
 type Option func(options *options) error
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ func WithCachePurge() Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithSoftExit() Option {
+	return func(options *options) error {
+		options.softExit = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func WithTags(tags []string) Option {
 	return func(options *options) error {
 		options.tags = tags
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ func New(outputFile string, opts ...Option) (*App, error) {
 	app.tags = options.tags
 
 	app.purgeCache = options.purgeCache
+	app.softExit = options.softExit
 	app.dependencyTrackClient = options.dependencyTrackClient
 
 	app.organization = options.organization
@@ -440,8 +448,11 @@ func (a App) cleanup() {
 	removeDirectory := func(directoryPath string) {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(directoryPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			if err = os.RemoveAll(directoryPath); err != nil {
-				exitCode = 2 // ENOENT
-
+				if a.softExit {
+					exitCode = 0
+				} else {
+					exitCode = 2 // ENOENT
+				}
 				log.WithError(err).Errorf("can't remove %s", directoryPath)
 			}
 		}