diff --git a/services/nomad/build/buildbot.cfg b/services/nomad/build/buildbot.cfg
index 00859070..bb02e0f1 100644
--- a/services/nomad/build/buildbot.cfg
+++ b/services/nomad/build/buildbot.cfg
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ esac
 
 @util.renderer
 def make_clean_cmd(props):
-    return ['rm', '-vr', util.Interpolate('/hostdir/binpkgs/%(prop:target)s-%(prop:buildnumber)s')]
+    return ['rm', '-vrf', util.Interpolate('/hostdir/binpkgs/%(prop:target)s-%(prop:buildnumber)s')]
 
 
 @util.renderer
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ factory.addStep(steps.ShellCommand(
     descriptionDone='cleaned packages from hostdir',
     alwaysRun=True,
     logEnviron=False,
-    usePTY=True,
+    usePTY=False,
     workdir='.',
     timeout=14400,
 ))