diff --git a/nerfstudio/scripts/downloads/download_data.py b/nerfstudio/scripts/downloads/download_data.py
index 749b19d38..4d89c1b48 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/scripts/downloads/download_data.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/scripts/downloads/download_data.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def download_capture_name(save_dir: Path, dataset_name: str, capture_name: str,
     with zipfile.ZipFile(download_path, "r") as zip_ref:
         zip_ref.extractall(tmp_path)
     inner_folders = os.listdir(tmp_path)
+    inner_folders = [folder for folder in inner_folders if folder != "__MACOSX"]
     assert len(inner_folders) == 1, f"There is more than one folder inside this zip file: {inner_folders}"
     folder = os.path.join(tmp_path, inner_folders[0])
     shutil.rmtree(target_path)