diff --git a/aws/resources/config_service.go b/aws/resources/config_service.go
index b5c167bd..24999078 100644
--- a/aws/resources/config_service.go
+++ b/aws/resources/config_service.go
@@ -48,20 +48,36 @@ func (csr *ConfigServiceRule) nukeAll(configRuleNames []string) error {
 
 	for _, configRuleName := range configRuleNames {
 		logging.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Start deleting config service rule: %s", configRuleName))
-		_, err := csr.Client.DeleteRemediationConfigurationWithContext(csr.Context, &configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationInput{
-			ConfigRuleName: aws.String(configRuleName),
+
+		res, err := csr.Client.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsWithContext(csr.Context, &configservice.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsInput{
+			ConfigRuleNames: []*string{aws.String(configRuleName)},
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			pterm.Error.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete remediation configuration w/ err %s", err))
+			pterm.Error.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to describe remediation configurations w/ err %s", err))
 			report.Record(report.Entry{
 				Identifier:   configRuleName,
 				ResourceType: "Config service rule",
 				Error:        err,
 			})
-
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if len(res.RemediationConfigurations) > 0 {
+			_, err := csr.Client.DeleteRemediationConfigurationWithContext(csr.Context, &configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationInput{
+				ConfigRuleName: aws.String(configRuleName),
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				pterm.Error.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete remediation configuration w/ err %s", err))
+				report.Record(report.Entry{
+					Identifier:   configRuleName,
+					ResourceType: "Config service rule",
+					Error:        err,
+				})
+
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
 		params := &configservice.DeleteConfigRuleInput{
 			ConfigRuleName: aws.String(configRuleName),
 		}
diff --git a/aws/resources/config_service_test.go b/aws/resources/config_service_test.go
index 45962eef..4ebbbd1a 100644
--- a/aws/resources/config_service_test.go
+++ b/aws/resources/config_service_test.go
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import (
 
 type mockedConfigServiceRule struct {
 	configserviceiface.ConfigServiceAPI
-	DescribeConfigRulesOutput            configservice.DescribeConfigRulesOutput
-	DeleteConfigRuleOutput               configservice.DeleteConfigRuleOutput
-	DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput
+	DescribeConfigRulesOutput               configservice.DescribeConfigRulesOutput
+	DeleteConfigRuleOutput                  configservice.DeleteConfigRuleOutput
+	DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput    configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput
+	DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput configservice.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput
 }
 
 func (m mockedConfigServiceRule) DescribeConfigRulesPagesWithContext(_ awsgo.Context, _ *configservice.DescribeConfigRulesInput, fn func(*configservice.DescribeConfigRulesOutput, bool) bool, _ ...request.Option) error {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ func (m mockedConfigServiceRule) DeleteRemediationConfigurationWithContext(_ aws
 	return &m.DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput, nil
 }
 
+func (m mockedConfigServiceRule) DescribeRemediationConfigurationsWithContext(_ awsgo.Context, _ *configservice.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsInput, _ ...request.Option) (*configservice.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput, error) {
+	return &m.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput, nil
+}
+
 func TestConfigServiceRule_GetAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Parallel()
@@ -87,8 +92,9 @@ func TestConfigServiceRule_NukeAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 	csr := ConfigServiceRule{
 		Client: mockedConfigServiceRule{
-			DeleteConfigRuleOutput:               configservice.DeleteConfigRuleOutput{},
-			DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput: configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput{},
+			DeleteConfigRuleOutput:                  configservice.DeleteConfigRuleOutput{},
+			DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput:    configservice.DeleteRemediationConfigurationOutput{},
+			DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput: configservice.DescribeRemediationConfigurationsOutput{},
 		},
 	}