diff --git a/packages/internal/generated-clients/Makefile b/packages/internal/generated-clients/Makefile
index fa1ffe06ca..9d780d0348 100644
--- a/packages/internal/generated-clients/Makefile
+++ b/packages/internal/generated-clients/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ generate-blockchain-data: get-blockchain-data-openapi generate-blockchain-data-c
 
 .PHONY: get-blockchain-data-openapi
 get-blockchain-data-openapi:
-	rm -f src/blockchain-data-openapi.json && touch src/blockchain-data-openapi.json && \
+	rimraf src/blockchain-data-openapi.json && touch src/blockchain-data-openapi.json && \
 	curl -H "Accept: application/json+v3" \
     https://imtbl-sdk.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/openapi/indexer-mr-oas.json \
     -o src/blockchain-data-openapi.json