diff --git a/download-yt-feeds b/download-yt-feeds
index 426352f..d86d97a 100755
--- a/download-yt-feeds
+++ b/download-yt-feeds
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ function main()
     [[ -z "${max_videos}" ]] && local max_videos="last"
 
     find "${download_dir}" -type f -mtime +"${keep_for_days}" -delete
-    rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty "${download_dir}"/*
+    find "${download_dir}" -type d -maxdepth 1 -exec \
+         rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty {} \;
 
     mkdir -p "${download_dir}"
     local files_before="$(find "${download_dir}" -type f)"