diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2699bcf1..4e3eb93d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ prune:
 # Clean Cache Files
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	@find . | grep -E "(__pycache__|\.pyc|\.pyo|\.pytest_cache|\.ruff_cache|\.mypy_cache|data/)" | xargs rm -rf
+	@find . | grep -E "(__pycache__|\.pyc|\.pyo|\.pytest_cache|\.ruff_cache|\.mypy_cache|./data/)" | xargs rm -rf
 	@cd panel && rm -rf node_modules/ && rm -rf .next/ && rm -rf logs/ && rm -rf coverage/
 	@cd ..