diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/signals.py b/backend/right_tree/api/signals.py
index 4ea3fea..3ed6abf 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/signals.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/signals.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import rmtree
 
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@ from .resource_generation_utils import storage
 @receiver(post_delete, sender=Export)
 def delete_export(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
     """Clean up created files on the filesystem when an export is deleted"""
-    rmtree(storage.path(f"export_{instance.pk}"))
+    path = storage.path(f"export_{instance.pk}")
+
+    if Path(path).exists():
+        rmtree(path)
 
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=ActivationKeySet)
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/tasks.py b/backend/right_tree/api/tasks.py
index 0caefba..2913611 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/tasks.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ from .resource_generation_utils import create_planting_guide_pdf, get_filter_val
 @shared_task
 def generate_pdf(questionnaire_id, export_id):
     q = Questionnaire.objects.get(pk=questionnaire_id)
-    e = Export.objects.get(pk=export_id)
     z = q.zone
-    filename = f"export_{e.pk}/{q.slug}.pdf"
+
+    export = Export.objects.get(pk=export_id)
+    filename = f"export_{export.pk}/{q.slug}.pdf"
 
     try:
         create_planting_guide_pdf(
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def generate_pdf(questionnaire_id, export_id):
         if not storage.exists(filename):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"There was an error creating file: {filename}")
 
-    if e.completion >= 1:
+    if export.completion >= 1:
         generate_zip.delay(export_id)
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.production.yaml b/docker-compose.production.yaml
index 8ea19b4..7d8e24b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.production.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.production.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ volumes:
 x-django: &django
   image: right-tree
   env_file: .env
-  user: "$UID:$GID"
   restart: always
   volumes:
     - righttree-media:/app/right_tree/media