diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 304fbdfa6961accfd3fdb9c5dc8344c9e61d03dd..e6e91bbd40ec31869807d91e00e40f9b9908b552 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ single_end_mouse:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --astrocyte true
   - pytest -m singleend
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 paired_end_human:
   stage: single
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ paired_end_human:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_ENCSR729LGA_PE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd true --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m pairedend
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_single_control:
   stage: single
@@ -67,8 +65,7 @@ single_end_single_control:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_single_contol_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCh38' --pairedEnd false --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m singlecontrol
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_diff:
   stage: multiple
@@ -81,8 +78,7 @@ single_end_diff:
   - pytest -m singleend
   - pytest -m singlediff
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 paired_end_diff:
   only:
@@ -93,8 +89,7 @@ paired_end_diff:
   - pytest -m pairedend
   - pytest -m paireddiff
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 single_end_skip:
   stage: skip
@@ -104,8 +99,7 @@ single_end_skip:
   - nextflow run workflow/main.nf --designFile "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_data/design_diff_SE.txt" --genome 'GRCm38' --skipDiff true --skipMotif true --skipPlotProfile true --astrocyte false
   - pytest -m singleskip_true
   after_script:
-    when: on_success
-      - rm -rf work/
+    - rm -rf work/
 
 
 cleanup_job: