diff --git a/lib/chef_zero/endpoints/organization_endpoint.rb b/lib/chef_zero/endpoints/organization_endpoint.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/chef_zero/endpoints/organization_endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/chef_zero/endpoints/organization_endpoint.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module ChefZero
 
       def delete(request)
         org = get_data(request, request.rest_path + [ 'org' ])
-        delete_data_dir(request, request.rest_path)
+        delete_data_dir(request, request.rest_path, :recursive)
         already_json_response(200, populate_defaults(request, org))
       end
Force complete deletion of org on DELETE request