diff --git a/cmd/sync/watchdog.go b/cmd/sync/watchdog.go
index 61b08906..26bc4cac 100644
--- a/cmd/sync/watchdog.go
+++ b/cmd/sync/watchdog.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func getRemoteSyncCallback(ctx context.Context, root, remoteDir string, w *datab
 			remoteNameCopy := remoteName
 			g.Go(func() error {
 				err := deleteFile(ctx, path.Join(remoteDir, remoteNameCopy), w)
+				err = deleteFile(ctx, path.Join(remoteDir, ""), w)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}