diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml b/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
index 838d859f..81cf885c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           docker compose \
             -f docker-compose.observability.yml \
             --env-file .env.staging \
-            up -d --wait
+            up -d --wait --remove-orphans
 
       - name: Reload Caddy
         # Apply any committed Caddyfile changes before smoke-testing the
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 16da676f..2645dc15 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           docker compose \
             -f docker-compose.observability.yml \
             --env-file .env.production \
-            up -d --wait
+            up -d --wait --remove-orphans
 
       - name: Reload Caddy
         # See nightly.yml — same rationale and mechanism: DooD job containers