diff --git a/cicd_testing/deploy.sh b/cicd_testing/deploy.sh
index 705369e83e3f3fe4f517a2e183e1b121a03987a7..d259bc4011c6f0fa43e12fa46d2ff14ccd27e6d4 100755
--- a/cicd_testing/deploy.sh
+++ b/cicd_testing/deploy.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ do_build_image()
 	rm -rf installed || true
 	$PEDI_HOME/pedi --setup -m manifest.txt -l ps -l zipr -l stars -i $PS_INSTALL
 	$PEDI_HOME/pedi -m manifest.txt
+	rm manifest.txt.config
 
 	# build the docker image
 	cd $PEASOUP_HOME/cicd_testing/docker-zipr-bin