diff --git a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-start.sh.tpl b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-start.sh.tpl
index ae0568908..a175e68be 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-start.sh.tpl
+++ b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-start.sh.tpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if ! [ "${POD_INCREMENT}" -eq "0" ] && ! [ -d "/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia" ] ; the
 
   function reset_rabbit () {
     rabbitmqctl shutdown || true
-    find /var/lib/rabbitmq/ ! -name 'definitions.json' ! -name '.erlang.cookie' -exec rm -rf {} +
+    find /var/lib/rabbitmq/* ! -name 'definitions.json' ! -name '.erlang.cookie' -exec rm -rf {} +
     exit 1
   }