diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a7858a6cfd03904acfd3fc5eb788ef685826fdda..60fb83e79cce74a22f830d8b2c03fff8d5d7204f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ commits:
    - git remote set-url origin $PRIVATE_REPOSITORY_URL_SSH
    - git config --global user.email "$CI_EMAIL" && git config --global user.name "$CI_USER"
    - 'exists=`git show-ref refs/heads/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` && if [ -n "$exists" ]; then git branch -D $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME; fi'
+   - 'if [ -d ".git/rebase-apply" ]; then rm -fr .git/rebase-apply; fi'
    - git pull --rebase origin $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
    - git checkout -b $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
    - git push origin --all