diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 18d94e1..77ada7c 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 node('ubuntu18.04-OnDemand'){
 
 stage('scm checkout'){
+  cleanWs()
   checkout scm
 }
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ stage('archeive artifacts'){
     cp -r rendezvous/target/rendezvous*.war cri
     cp -r to0client/target/to0client*.jar cri
     '''
+
     zip zipFile: 'cri.zip', archive: false, dir: 'cri'
     archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'cri.zip', fingerprint: true, allowEmptyArchive: false
 }