diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 1e8c2a8..9a7c2d4 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pull:
 
 # pocket2 does not really have enough space to do this locally
 pocket2:
+	@ssh pocket2 "locate home-manager-backup | sort -u | xargs rm -f"
 	nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#pocket2 --target-host root@pocket2
 
 ci: