diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef45afcd21c30009142d4181c7e6eb6d1c247a6d..3db0849fdf56396a3d92d42890e7db63ad712a71 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ build-faircoind:
   before_script:
     - mkdir -p ~/.faircoin2
   script:
+    - docker-compose down
     - docker-compose build
 
 restart-faircoind: