diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
index 4dc25ebf..7ba092cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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 -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ jobs:
   #       run: |
   #         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 -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
 
   #     - name: Upload build specific cache
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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 -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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 -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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 -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz .flatpak-builder retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
 
       - name: Upload global cache