diff --git a/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies_in.py b/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies_in.py
index 217176ba14e65d01b6491d52f02a823613a1066e..63de904eba27f770de07b7b78460dde7ad272e5f 100755
--- a/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies_in.py
+++ b/Inst_eddies/inst_eddies_in.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if not os.access(inst_eddies_exe, os.X_OK):
 
 for orient in ["cyclo", "anti"]:
     if os.access(f"SHPC_{orient}_all_dates", os.F_OK):
-        shutil.rmtree("SHPC_all_dates")
+        shutil.rmtree(f"SHPC_{orient}_all_dates")
         
 dirname, basename = path.split(args.first_file)
 my_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(basename, args.date_format).date()