diff --git a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
index f5165d56..a0ded0e2 100755
--- a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
 
     mkdir -vp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/{local,retrodeck-flatpak-cooker}
 
-    flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
+    flatpak-builder --user \
     --install-deps-from=flathub \
     --install-deps-from=flathub-beta \
     --repo="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local" \
diff --git a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh
index a72347fb..26bce894 100755
--- a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [ $PERSISTENCE==true ]; then
     mkdir -vp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local
     mkdir -vp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/"$FOLDER"
 
-    flatpak-builder --user --force-clean \
+    flatpak-builder --user \
     --install-deps-from=flathub \
     --install-deps-from=flathub-beta \
     --repo="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.local" \