diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index cccbf2d057..56c0dbbbec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 5
           timeout_minutes: 20
           command: PLAYWRIGHT_JSON_OUTPUT_NAME=results_${{ matrix.suite }}.json pnpm test:e2e:prod:ci ${{ matrix.suite }}
-          on_retry_command: pnpm clean:build && pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile && pnpm build:all
+          on_retry_command: pnpm clean:build:allowtgz && pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile && pnpm build:all
         env:
           PLAYWRIGHT_JSON_OUTPUT_NAME: results_${{ matrix.suite }}.json
           NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23d8b69f01..b4c2245c56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "clean": "turbo clean",
     "clean:all": "node ./scripts/delete-recursively.js '@node_modules' 'media/*' '**/dist/' '**/.cache/*' '**/.next/*' '**/.turbo/*' '**/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' '**/payload*.tgz' '**/meta_*.json'",
     "clean:build": "node ./scripts/delete-recursively.js 'media/' '**/dist/' '**/.cache/' '**/.next/' '**/.turbo/' '**/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' '**/payload*.tgz' '**/meta_*.json'",
+    "clean:build:allowtgz": "node ./scripts/delete-recursively.js 'media/' '**/dist/' '**/.cache/' '**/.next/' '**/.turbo/' '**/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo' '**/meta_*.json'",
     "clean:cache": "node ./scripts/delete-recursively.js node_modules/.cache! packages/payload/node_modules/.cache! .next/*",
     "dev": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation tsx ./test/dev.ts",
     "dev:generate-db-schema": "pnpm runts ./test/generateDatabaseSchema.ts",