diff --git a/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/base.pp b/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/base.pp
index 543969d..ea8ee4f 100644
--- a/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/base.pp
@@ -1,60 +1,62 @@
 # Base worker profile
 class profile::swh::deploy::worker::base {
   include ::systemd
 
   $systemd_template_unit_name = 'swh-worker@.service'
   $systemd_template_unit_file = "/etc/systemd/system/${systemd_template_unit_name}"
   $systemd_unit_name = 'swh-worker.service'
   $systemd_unit_file = "/etc/systemd/system/${systemd_unit_name}"
   $systemd_generator = '/lib/systemd/system-generators/swh-worker-generator'
   $config_directory = '/etc/softwareheritage/worker'
 
   package {'python3-swh.scheduler':
     ensure => installed,
   }
 
   file {$systemd_template_unit_file:
     ensure => 'present',
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => 'root',
     mode   => '0644',
     source => "puppet:///modules/profile/swh/deploy/worker/${systemd_template_unit_name}",
     notify => Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
   }
 
   file {$systemd_unit_file:
     ensure => 'present',
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => 'root',
     mode   => '0644',
     source => "puppet:///modules/profile/swh/deploy/worker/${systemd_unit_name}",
     notify => Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
   }
 
   file {$systemd_generator:
     ensure => 'present',
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => 'root',
     mode   => '0755',
     source => 'puppet:///modules/profile/swh/deploy/worker/swh-worker-generator',
     notify => Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
   }
 
   file {$config_directory:
-    ensure => 'directory',
-    owner  => 'swhworker',
-    group  => 'swhworker',
-    mode   => '0644',
+    ensure  => 'directory',
+    owner   => 'swhworker',
+    group   => 'swhworker',
+    mode    => '0644',
+    purge   => true,
+    recurse => true,
   }
 
   service {'swh-worker':
     ensure  => running,
     enable  => true,
     require => [
       Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
       File[$systemd_template_unit_file],
       File[$systemd_unit_file],
       File[$systemd_generator],
     ],
   }
 }