diff --git a/Shokofin/Tasks/CleanupVirtualRootTask.cs b/Shokofin/Tasks/CleanupVirtualRootTask.cs
index c74171b7..d3bbf4e9 100644
--- a/Shokofin/Tasks/CleanupVirtualRootTask.cs
+++ b/Shokofin/Tasks/CleanupVirtualRootTask.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public Task ExecuteAsync(IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellat
 
         var start = DateTime.Now;
         var virtualRoots = Plugin.Instance.AllVirtualRoots
+            .Except([Plugin.Instance.VirtualRoot])
             .Where(Directory.Exists)
             .ToList();
         Logger.LogDebug("Found {RemoveCount} VFS roots to remove.", virtualRoots.Count);