diff --git a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
index bd15cb29..f6fa146d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
         Calls git clean to remove all untracked files. Returns a bool depending
         on the call's success.
         """
-        output, err, exit_status = self._run_git(self._git_path, 'clean -d -fx ""')  # @UnusedVariable
+        output, err, exit_status = self._run_git(self._git_path, 'clean -df ""')  # @UnusedVariable
         if exit_status == 0:
             return True