diff --git a/python3_upgrade.sh b/python3_upgrade.sh
index 6e32a5e1..06f84848 100755
--- a/python3_upgrade.sh
+++ b/python3_upgrade.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-sudo rm AILENV
+sudo rm -rf AILENV
 sudo mv indexdir old_indexdir_python2
 
 ./installing_deps.sh