diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 14efe722..ea5d461e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # ── Infrastructure ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Cleanup leftover containers from previous runs
+        run: docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans
+
       - name: Start DB and MinIO
         run: docker compose up -d db minio create-buckets