diff --git a/.github/workflows/lithops-images.yml b/.github/workflows/lithops-images.yml
index 18288c0bd..81ed2f38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lithops-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lithops-images.yml
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           LITHOPS_CONFIG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ matrix.lithops-config }}
         run: |
+          lithops runtime delete -b ${{ matrix.lithops-backend }} -d cubed-runtime-main
           lithops runtime build -b ${{ matrix.lithops-backend }} -f ${{ matrix.lithops-build-file }} cubed-runtime-main
           lithops runtime deploy -b ${{ matrix.lithops-backend }} --memory ${{ matrix.lithops-memory }} cubed-runtime-main