diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml b/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
index 49adc11..858a6c2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          clean: false
 
       - name: Determine frontend ref
         id: get-version
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
           token: ${{ vars.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           path: frontend/src/qore
+          clean: false
 
       - name: Create frontend .env file from secret
         run: echo "${{ secrets.frontend-env }}" > frontend/.env