diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
index 78c42bd..38814b6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clean workspace tarballs before build
         run: |
           echo "[INFO] Cleaning old tarballs..."
-          rm -f ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/*/debian-*.tar.bz2"
-          rm -f ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/*/rootfs-*.tar.bz2"
-          rm -f ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/sha256sums.txt"
+          rm -frv ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/*/debian-*.tar.bz2"
+          rm -frv ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/*/rootfs-*.tar.bz2"
+          rm -frv ."${{ env.OUTPUT_DIR }}/sha256sums.txt"
 
       - name: Build all Debian rootfs versions sequentially
         run: |