diff --git a/immich/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh b/immich/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
index a6b25bcd8..40cf376f4 100644
--- a/immich/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
+++ b/immich/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/20-folders.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ chown -R "$PUID":"$PGID" "$DATA_LOCATION"
 
 echo "... correcting official script"
 for file in $(grep -sril '/photos' /etc); do sed -i "s|/photos|$DATA_LOCATION|g" "$file"; done
-rm /photos
+rm -r /photos
 ln -sf "$DATA_LOCATION" /photos
 chown -R "$PUID":"$PGID" /photos