diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/damianszczepanik/jenkins/buildhistorymanager/model/actions/DeleteArtifactsWithPatternAction.java b/src/main/java/pl/damianszczepanik/jenkins/buildhistorymanager/model/actions/DeleteArtifactsWithPatternAction.java
index bfa67f59..6bb61d1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pl/damianszczepanik/jenkins/buildhistorymanager/model/actions/DeleteArtifactsWithPatternAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/damianszczepanik/jenkins/buildhistorymanager/model/actions/DeleteArtifactsWithPatternAction.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public boolean shouldDeleteDirectory(File dir) throws IOException {
         }
 
         public void deleteParentDirectories(File directory) {
-            File parent = directory.getParentFile();
+            File parent = directory;
             while (parent != null && !parent.getPath().equals(this.archiveRootPath)) {
                 if (!parent.delete()) {
                     break;