diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonDistributionAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonDistributionAnalyzer.java
index a82b0ebd9..d5175344d 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonDistributionAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonDistributionAnalyzer.java
@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ public class PythonDistributionAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
         if (tempFileLocation != null && tempFileLocation.exists()) {
             LOGGER.debug("Attempting to delete temporary files");
             final boolean success = FileUtils.delete(tempFileLocation);
-            if (!success) {
-                LOGGER.warn(
-                        "Failed to delete some temporary files, see the log for more details");
+            if (!success && tempFileLocation.exists()) {
+                final String[] l = tempFileLocation.list();
+                if (l != null && l.length > 0) {
+                    LOGGER.warn("Failed to delete some temporary files, see the log for more details");
+                }
             }
         }
     }