diff --git a/trash.sh b/trash.sh
index df70df7..7945d07 100644
--- a/trash.sh
+++ b/trash.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ trash_put() {
 }
 
 trash_empty() {
-  \rm -rf "${TRASH_DIR/*}" && echo >"$FILE_PATHS_FILE"
+  \rm -rf "$TRASH_DIR/*" && echo >"$FILE_PATHS_FILE"
   echo "Deleted $(find "$TRASH_DIR" ! -name ".filepaths" | tail -n +2 | wc -l) files in trash"
 }