diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 575bf7e10..ceb12d6cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Last public release: [![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 1.7.7
+
+* Fix #749: Plugin will no longer fail during the node install step if it cannot delete the temporary directory.
+
 ### 1.7.6
 
 * Fix #670: Plugin will no longer fail to install node.exe if node.exe already exists 
diff --git a/frontend-plugin-core/src/main/java/com/github/eirslett/maven/plugins/frontend/lib/NodeInstaller.java b/frontend-plugin-core/src/main/java/com/github/eirslett/maven/plugins/frontend/lib/NodeInstaller.java
index 0fa7fdf1d..5a583bcfe 100644
--- a/frontend-plugin-core/src/main/java/com/github/eirslett/maven/plugins/frontend/lib/NodeInstaller.java
+++ b/frontend-plugin-core/src/main/java/com/github/eirslett/maven/plugins/frontend/lib/NodeInstaller.java
@@ -317,7 +317,13 @@ private File getInstallDirectory() {
     private void deleteTempDirectory(File tmpDirectory) throws IOException {
         if (tmpDirectory != null && tmpDirectory.exists()) {
             this.logger.debug("Deleting temporary directory {}", tmpDirectory);
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(tmpDirectory);
+            try {
+                FileUtils.deleteDirectory(tmpDirectory);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                this.logger.warn(
+                    "Temporary directory could not be deleted, please delete it manually. Tempdir location: {}", 
+                    tmpDirectory.getPath());
+            }
         }
     }