diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-stage.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-stage.yaml
index 0e7ed26e2..a2b24f55f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-stage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-stage.yaml
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g harperdb@4.6.0
       - name: Deploy to stage
         run: |
-          rm -rf node_modules package.json # Clean up node_modules, harper will install
+          rm -rf node_modules # Clean up node_modules, harper will install
           CLI_TARGET_USERNAME=${{ secrets.CLI_TARGET_USERNAME }} CLI_TARGET_PASSWORD='${{ secrets.HARPERDB_CLI_TARGET_PASSWORD }}' harperdb deploy target='${{ secrets.CLI_DEPLOY_TARGET }}' restart=true