diff --git a/website/scripts/amc.groovy b/website/scripts/amc.groovy
index 2bd9821b..1aa99343 100644
--- a/website/scripts/amc.groovy
+++ b/website/scripts/amc.groovy
@@ -321,6 +321,6 @@ if (clean) {
 	// deleting remaining files only makes sense after moving files
 	if ('MOVE'.equalsIgnoreCase(_args.action)) {
 		_log.info 'Clean clutter files and empty folders'
-		include('fn:cleaner', [:], !args.empty ? args : ut_kind == 'multi' && ut_dir ? [ut_dir as File] : [])
+		include('fn:cleaner', [root:true], !args.empty ? args : ut_kind == 'multi' && ut_dir ? [ut_dir as File] : [])
 	}
 }
diff --git a/website/scripts/cleaner.groovy b/website/scripts/cleaner.groovy
index bff92405..7056d218 100644
--- a/website/scripts/cleaner.groovy
+++ b/website/scripts/cleaner.groovy
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // filebot -script fn:cleaner [--action test] /path/to/media/
+def deleteRootFolder = tryQuietly{ root.toBoolean() }
 
 /*
  * Delete orphaned "clutter" files like nfo, jpg, etc and sample files
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ def clean(f) {
 args.getFiles{ isClutter(it) && !it.dir.hasFile{ (it.isVideo() || it.isAudio()) && !isClutter(it) }}.each { clean(it) }
 
 // delete empty folders but exclude given args
-args.getFolders().sort().reverse().each { if (it.listFiles().length == 0) { clean(it) } }
+args.getFolders().sort().reverse().each { if (it.listFiles().length == 0) { if (deleteRootFolder || !args.contains(it)) clean(it) } }