diff --git a/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
index 289b55084fd..980e3e20d1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nf-test.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ jobs:
       filtered_paths: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.filtered_paths }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Clean Workspace # Purge the workspace in case it's running on a self-hosted runner
+        run: |
+          ls -la ./
+          rm -rf ./* || true
+          rm -rf ./.??* || true
+          ls -la ./
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0