diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f59259e..bf43932e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,19 @@ jobs:
           bash -x start_ocean.sh --with-provider2 --no-dashboard --with-c2d 2>&1 > start_ocean.log &
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build:metadata
-
+      - name: Delete default runner images
+        run: |
+          docker image rm node:14
+          docker image rm node:14-alpine
+          docker image rm node:16
+          docker image rm node:16-alpine
+          docker image rm node:18
+          docker image rm node:18-alpine
+          docker image rm buildpack-deps:buster
+          docker image rm buildpack-deps:bullseye
+          docker image rm debian:10
+          docker image rm debian:11
+          docker image rm moby/buildkit:latest
       - name: Wait for contracts deployment and C2D cluster to be ready
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/barge
         run: |