diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e78fc11e5a8c93be2200e04ffe1ea5c20f14734e..ee608670655be4e877792a0c910613beef1b76f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ deploy_ood_node:
           --name $OOD_INSTANCE_NAME --ip $OOD_FIXED_IP -c ID -f value)
         openstack server remove floating ip $CURRENT_INSTANCE_ID $OOD_FLOATING_IP
       done
+      openstack server remove port $CURRENT_INSTANCE_ID $OOD_PORT
       SERVERS_TO_BE_DELETED=($(
         openstack server list --name $OOD_INSTANCE_NAME \
         --sort-column Image --sort-descending -f value -c ID | \