diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91e506f..f067e7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 # zrep
 
-The Zsh Repository tool, akin to PyPi and pip
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+The Zsh Repository tool, akin to PyPi and pip
+
+<hr>
+
+This is a work in progress. Some functionality is in place, but the back-end is still missing a lot.
+
+Would love help and feedback!
+
diff --git a/zrep b/zrep
index 4a4873d..ec526bb 100755
--- a/zrep
+++ b/zrep
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function zrep_remove_package() {
                 echo "Author directory '$author_dir' removed successfully."
 
                 # Check if the first letter directory is empty and delete it if so
-                if [[ $(($#first_letter/*)) -eq 0 ]]; then
+                if [[ -d "${config[main_zrep_install_dir]}/$first_letter" && ! *(D) "${config[main_zrep_install_dir]}/$first_letter" ]]; then
                     rm -rf "${config[main_zrep_install_dir]}/$first_letter"
                     echo "First letter directory '${config[main_zrep_install_dir]}/$first_letter' removed successfully."
                 fi