diff --git a/helpers.inc.php b/helpers.inc.php
index 03568f6..55d667e 100644
--- a/helpers.inc.php
+++ b/helpers.inc.php
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ function rrmdir(string $dir, bool $remove_top_dir = true)
     {
       if($object != "." && $object != "..") 
       {
-        if(filetype($dir."/".$object) == "dir") 
+        if(is_dir($dir."/".$object)) 
           rrmdir($dir."/".$object); 
         else 
           unlink($dir."/".$object);