diff --git a/nipype/conftest.py b/nipype/conftest.py
index b099fd0078..52b2f84c49 100644
--- a/nipype/conftest.py
+++ b/nipype/conftest.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 data_dir = os.path.join(temp_folder, "data")
 shutil.copytree(NIPYPE_DATADIR, data_dir)
 
-
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def add_np(doctest_namespace):
     doctest_namespace["np"] = numpy
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/tests/test_base.py b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/tests/test_base.py
index fddcfa2368..a1d62ce235 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/tests/test_base.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 # vi: set ft=python sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et:
 """Tests for the engine module
 """
+import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
 import numpy as np
 import scipy.sparse as ssp
 
-
 def test_scipy_sparse():
     foo = ssp.lil_matrix(np.eye(3, k=1))
     goo = foo.getrowview(0)
@@ -39,3 +40,34 @@ def func(arg1):
 
 wf.run(plugin='MultiProc')
 """
+
+@pytest.mark.regression
+def test_remove_nodes(tmp_path):
+    import os
+    import nipype.interfaces.utility as niu
+    import nipype.pipeline.engine as pe
+
+    wf = pe.Workflow(name='test')
+
+    def func(arg1):
+        try:
+            if arg1 == 2:
+                raise Exception('arg cannot be ' + str(arg1))
+        except:
+            pass
+        return arg1
+
+    funkynode = pe.MapNode(niu.Function(function=func, input_names=['arg1'],
+                                        output_names=['out']),
+                           iterfield=['arg1'],
+                           name = 'functor')
+    funkynode.inputs.arg1 = [1,2]
+
+    wf.add_nodes([funkynode])
+    wf.base_dir = tmpdir
+    wf.config['execution']['remove_node_directories'] = 'true'
+    wf.config['execution']['stop_on_first_crash'] = 'false'
+    wf.config['logging']['crashdump_dir'] = str(tmp_path)
+    res = wf.run(plugin='MultiProc')
+
+    assert not Path.is_dir(tmp_path / "test" / "functor")