diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
index f58c4869a..6c15a4d09 100755
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ main() {
     rm -f /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/conf.d/dokku-installer.conf
     rm -f /etc/nginx/conf.d/dokku.conf
     rm -f /etc/nginx/conf.d/dokku-installer.conf
-    rm -f ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.dokkurc ${DOKKU_ROOT}/dokkurc ${DOKKU_ROOT}/tls
+    rm -rf ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.dokkurc ${DOKKU_ROOT}/dokkurc ${DOKKU_ROOT}/tls
     rm -f ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.ssh/authorized_keys ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.sshcommand
     rm -f ${DOKKU_ROOT}/ENV ${DOKKU_ROOT}/HOSTNAME ${DOKKU_ROOT}/VERSION
     rm -rf ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.cache