diff --git a/scripts/local_testnet/clean.sh b/scripts/local_testnet/clean.sh
index 6db8753d0..cd915e470 100755
--- a/scripts/local_testnet/clean.sh
+++ b/scripts/local_testnet/clean.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 source ./vars.env
 
 if [ -d $DATADIR ]; then
-  rm -r $DATADIR
+  rm -rf $DATADIR
 fi