diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index 37e9e0c..2c2246f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p .ci-tls
           printf '%s\n' "$NOMAD_CACERT" > .ci-tls/ca.crt
 
+          docker rm -f nomad-deploy >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
           docker create --name nomad-deploy \
             -e IMAGE_TAG="${{ github.sha }}" \
             -e NOMAD_ADDR="https://$NOMAD_ADDR_HOST:4646" \