diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-stage.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-stage.yml
index 1ec0284..0627971 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-stage.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-stage.yml
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ jobs:
             stage \
             eventhub traefik-coraza fallback bot-emulator-users observer-web logrotate
 
-      - name: Prune old registry images
-        env:
-          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}
-          REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
-        run: bash scripts/clone-devops-run.sh scripts/prune-registry-images.sh
-
       - name: Deploy core on stage via SSH
         uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v0.1.5
         with:
@@ -76,3 +70,10 @@ jobs:
             export REGISTRY_USER='${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}'
             export REGISTRY_PASSWORD='${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}'
             bash /opt/eventhub-stage/devops/scripts/deploy-service.sh stage core ${{ steps.meta.outputs.release_tag }}
+
+      - name: Prune old registry images
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}
+          REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: bash scripts/clone-devops-run.sh scripts/prune-registry-images.sh