diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.sh b/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.sh
index 79dea2d..e0c0a11 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.sh
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/gitea.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if (( currentbackupcount >= retention )); then
 	lastbackup="$(find "$OUTDIR" -name \*.zip 2>/dev/null | sort | head -n 1)"
 	if [ -f "$lastbackup" ]; then
 		log "Removing old backup: $lastbackup"
+		rm "$lastbackup"
 	fi
 fi
 # WE MAKE BACKUP NOW SERGEI