diff --git a/config/zsh/.zshrc b/config/zsh/.zshrc
index 6c3e77a..e288b78 100644
--- a/config/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/config/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ setopt HIST_SAVE_NO_DUPS
 setopt HIST_REDUCE_BLANKS
 setopt SHARE_HISTORY
 setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
-rm "${ZDOTDIR}/.zsh_history" && ln -sf "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/zsh/history" "${ZDOTDIR}/.zsh_history"
+rm -rf "${ZDOTDIR}/.zsh_history" && ln -sf "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/zsh/history" "${ZDOTDIR}/.zsh_history"
 
 # set path
 path=(~/.local/bin "${path[@]}")