diff --git a/templates/backup-check.j2 b/templates/backup-check.j2
index dd313992e686fd0024d1017b34be3f9fa2d8a2a7..7f4a0bfa18e5b0197cb72dcef2a5477d1f9483fd 100755
--- a/templates/backup-check.j2
+++ b/templates/backup-check.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # restic backend
 source /etc/backup-client/restic.env
 
-restic check --read-data
+restic check --read-data --cleanup-cache
 
 {% endif %}