diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9e41a78d..4e7cef4e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stages:
     - echo KAS_WORK_DIR = $KAS_WORK_DIR
     - echo SSTATE_DIR = $SSTATE_DIR
     - echo DL_DIR = $DL_DIR
+    - rm -rf $KAS_WORK_DIR
     - mkdir --verbose --parents $KAS_WORK_DIR $KAS_REPO_REF_DIR $SSTATE_DIR $DL_DIR
 
 # Generalised fragment to do a Kas build