diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7e9ec0..07b6c56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ follow these steps on the training node as the root user:
 
 1. `docker stack rm comanage`
 1. `cd /srv/docker/var/lib/mysql`
-1. `rm -rf ./`
+1. `rm -rf ./*`
 1. `cd /srv/docker/srv/comanage-registry/local/Config`
-1. `rm -rf ./`
+1. `rm -rf ./*`
 
 Then tell the user to correct the error in the stack file
 and try again.