diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 99470b1387bfbfb0bfc4d0ac882b42b6376bb402..38011f19394447b48bc6a95cfb9c51aa25c1f4b4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,30 +8,30 @@ adios2-variable-problem:
     - cd build
     - cmake ..
     - make
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 2 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 3 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 4 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 5 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 6 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 7 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 8 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 9 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l
-    - /bin/rm -f checkpoint.bp
+    - /bin/rm -rf checkpoint.bp
     - mpirun --allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe -n 10 ./adios2mini 20000
     - bpls checkpoint.bp | wc -l