diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63e81c5b..d1f52e6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ PHPCI/Model/Base/MigrationBase.php
 PHPCI/Store/MigrationStore.php
 PHPCI/Store/Base/MigrationStoreBase.php
 local_vars.php
-Tests/PHPCI/config.yml
+Tests/PHPCI/config.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PHPCI/Plugin/CopyBuild.php b/PHPCI/Plugin/CopyBuild.php
index f9646cac..62e5182d 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Plugin/CopyBuild.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Plugin/CopyBuild.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CopyBuild implements \PHPCI\Plugin
     protected function wipeExistingDirectory()
     {
         if ($this->wipe === true && $this->directory != '/' && is_dir($this->directory)) {
-            $cmd = 'rm -Rf "%s*"';
+            $cmd = 'rm -Rf "%s"*';
             $success = $this->phpci->executeCommand($cmd, $this->directory);
 
             if (!$success) {