diff --git a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
index 53d89fa..96f4798 100644
--- a/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
+++ b/src/pkg/builder/job_builder.go
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ func (b *Builder) BuildSetupJob(zitadel *zitadelv1alpha1.ZitadelCluster, key typ
 								"--steps", "/config/zitadel-config-yaml",
 								"--masterkeyFromEnv",
 								"--init-projections=true",
-								"cleanup",
 							},
 
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{