diff --git a/scripts/extract_new_birdsounds.sh b/scripts/extract_new_birdsounds.sh
index 798f07d..fee138e 100755
--- a/scripts/extract_new_birdsounds.sh
+++ b/scripts/extract_new_birdsounds.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ for h in "${SCAN_DIRS[@]}";do
   # Removes old directories
   if echo "${h}" | grep $(date --date="yesterday" "+%A") &> /dev/null;then
     echo "Removing old directories"
-    rm -df "${h}"
-    rm -df "$(echo ${h} | cut -d'-' -f1-3)"
+    rm -drf "${h}"
+    rm -drf "$(echo ${h} | cut -d'-' -f1-3)"
     continue
   fi
   # Iterates over each "Analyzed" directory