diff --git a/iris/main.go b/iris/main.go
index 5e0102cd..67a2f61e 100644
--- a/iris/main.go
+++ b/iris/main.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func downloadPackages() {
 	// we don't exit on errors here.
 
 	// try to remove the unzipped folder
-	utils.RemoveFile(installedDir)
+	utils.RemoveFile(installedDir[0 : len(installedDir)-1])
 }
 
 func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
diff --git a/utils/file.go b/utils/file.go
index 64b85e07..1cc8faa1 100644
--- a/utils/file.go
+++ b/utils/file.go
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ func Unzip(archive string, target string) (string, error) {
 	return createdFolder, nil
 }
 
-// RemoveFile removes a file and returns an error, if any
+// RemoveFile removes a file or directory and returns an error, if any
 func RemoveFile(filePath string) error {
-	return ErrFileRemove.With(os.Remove(filePath))
+	return ErrFileRemove.With(os.RemoveAll(filePath))
 }
 
 // Install is just the flow of: downloadZip -> unzip -> removeFile(zippedFile)