diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
index f50ee7ea..980c2f28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read --remove-files -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
   #         touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
   #        rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
   #        find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-  #         tar --ignore-failed-read --remove-files -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+  #         tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 
   #     - name: Upload build specific cache
   #       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read --remove-files -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ jobs:
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read --remove-files -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ jobs:
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read --remove-files -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
 
       - name: Upload global cache
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3