diff --git a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/main.rs b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/main.rs
index 8066c3df..5c2e9a21 100644
--- a/hive-matrix-mcp/src/main.rs
+++ b/hive-matrix-mcp/src/main.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                          token + sdk state for re-provisioning"
                     );
                     let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(&token_file).await;
-                    let _ = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&state_dir).await;
+                    if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&state_dir).await {
+                        tracing::warn!(
+                            path = %state_dir.display(),
+                            err = %e,
+                            "failed to remove sdk state dir; next startup may fail with stale state"
+                        );
+                    }
                     return Ok(());
                 }
                 return Err(e.context("build matrix client"));