diff --git a/backend/npm_package_rm_build_deps.sh b/backend/npm_package_rm_build_deps.sh
index 692ba24eb..5d7af2457 100755
--- a/backend/npm_package_rm_build_deps.sh
+++ b/backend/npm_package_rm_build_deps.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 # Cleaning up inside the node_modules folder
 cd package/node_modules
-rm -r \
+rm -rf \
   typescript \
   @typescript-eslint \
   @napi-rs