diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index ff3299ec1..209457ea6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Tool Cache Usage ==="
           du -sh /opt/hostedtoolcache/* || true
           du -sh /opt/hostedtoolcache/.[!.]* || true
-          echo "Purging old tool caches..."
-          rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/* || true
-          rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/.[!.]* || true
+          echo "Purging old tool caches skipped to prevent runner corruption."
           echo "=== Host Disk Usage ==="
           docker run --rm -v /:/host-root alpine df -h || true
           echo "=== Host Inode Usage ==="