diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 491b29aab..61726569e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cache:
 install:
   stage: install
   script:
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - npm ci
     - mix deps.get
     - mix compile
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ build-frontend:
 deps:
   stage: check
   before_script:
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - mix deps.get
   script:
     - export EXITVALUE=0
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ exunit:
   variables:
     MIX_ENV: test
   before_script:
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - mix deps.get
     - mix compile
     - mix tz_world.update
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ e2e:
   variables:
     MIX_ENV: "e2e"
   before_script:
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - mix deps.get
     - mix ecto.create
     - mix ecto.migrate
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ e2e:
 pages:
   stage: deploy
   script:
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - mv public public-mbz
     - mkdir public
     - mix deps.get
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ package-app:
     TZ: Etc/UTC
     APP_ASSET: "${CI_PROJECT_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
   script: &release-script
-    - rm ~/.hex/cache.ets 
+    - rm -rf ~/.hex/cache.ets 
     - mix local.hex --force
     - mix local.rebar --force
     - mix deps.clean --all # To avoid reusing native deps, such as lexbor being already built against another environment