diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d763fbd8be467c230417270bac24788ed06a0e7..ba8f3c68db4d6f7f8e33420e6b35ddb1f09ac79a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stages:
 
   # configure git
   - if [ `git rev-parse --verify ci_processing 2>/dev/null` ]; then
-  -   git branch --delete ci_processing
+  -   git branch -D ci_processing
   - fi
   - export CI_NEW_BRANCH=ci_processing
   - echo creating new temporary branch... $CI_NEW_BRANCH