diff --git a/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts b/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
index 7e5806755..1e68c0d30 100644
--- a/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe('Notes', () => {
         // delete the file afterwards
         await fs.unlink(join(uploadPath, fileName));
       }
-      await fs.rmdir(uploadPath);
+      await fs.rmdir(uploadPath, { recursive: true });
     });
     it('fails, when note does not exist', async () => {
       await request(app.getHttpServer())
diff --git a/test/public-api/me.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/me.e2e-spec.ts
index 5b13f4b52..76a3161c9 100644
--- a/test/public-api/me.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/me.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe('Me', () => {
       // delete the file afterwards
       await fs.unlink(join(uploadPath, fileName));
     }
-    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath);
+    await fs.rmdir(uploadPath, { recursive: true });
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
diff --git a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
index b86d187fd..b7f2e2e2c 100644
--- a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ describe('Notes', () => {
         // delete the file afterwards
         await fs.unlink(join(uploadPath, fileName));
       }
-      await fs.rmdir(uploadPath);
+      await fs.rmdir(uploadPath, { recursive: true });
     });
     it('fails, when note does not exist', async () => {
       await request(app.getHttpServer())