diff --git a/src/Codeception/Command/Clean.php b/src/Codeception/Command/Clean.php
index cfe8f7a800..6adb10a9c2 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Command/Clean.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Command/Clean.php
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
     private function cleanProjectsRecursively(OutputInterface $output, $projectDir)
     {
+        $config = Configuration::config($projectDir);
+        
         $logDir = Configuration::logDir();
         $output->writeln("<info>Cleaning up output " . $logDir . "...</info>");
         FileSystem::doEmptyDir($logDir);
 
-        $config = Configuration::config($projectDir);
         $subProjects = $config['include'];
         foreach ($subProjects as $subProject) {
             $subProjectDir = $projectDir . $subProject;
diff --git a/tests/cli/IncludedCest.php b/tests/cli/IncludedCest.php
index 0f9fe51b08..2e790d0311 100644
--- a/tests/cli/IncludedCest.php
+++ b/tests/cli/IncludedCest.php
@@ -166,4 +166,21 @@ public function buildIncluded(\CliGuy $I)
         $I->seeInShellOutput('Jazz\\Pianist\\TestGuy');
         $I->seeInShellOutput('Shire\\TestGuy');
     }
+
+	/**
+      * @before moveToIncluded
+      * @param CliGuy $I
+      */
+    public function cleanIncluded(\CliGuy $I)
+    {
+        $ds = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+        $I->executeCommand('clean');
+        $I->seeInShellOutput("included{$ds}_log");
+        $I->seeInShellOutput("included{$ds}jazz{$ds}tests/_log");
+        $I->seeInShellOutput("included{$ds}jazz{$ds}pianist{$ds}tests/_log");
+        $I->seeInShellOutput("included{$ds}shire{$ds}tests/_log");
+        $I->seeInShellOutput('Done');
+    }
+
 }