diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 189c52f99ce83bab42d76698f27f542121013dcb..e499921f62a32bb78181a751ec46338bfe1aef10 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -511,18 +511,18 @@ clean:
   script:
     ## remove the pipeline specific export from eicweb if needed
     - echo "Cleaning up pipeline specific docker tags if needed"
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_base -r 66 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i ubuntu_base -r 80 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_testing_base -r 83 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_stable_base -r 92 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_prod -r 91 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_dev -r 68 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_dev -r 68 ${INTERNAL_TAG}-nightly
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
-    - ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${INTERNAL_TAG}-nightly
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_base -r 66 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i ubuntu_base -r 80 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_testing_base -r 83 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i debian_stable_base -r 92 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_prod -r 91 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_dev -r 68 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_dev -r 68 ${INTERNAL_TAG}-nightly
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${INTERNAL_TAG}
+    - bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${INTERNAL_TAG}-nightly
     - |
       if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${NIGHTLY_TAG}
+        bash ./gitlab-ci/cleanup_registry.sh -i jug_xl -r 69 ${NIGHTLY_TAG}
       fi
 
 clean_unstable_mr: