diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 407ef3c9..90f6d683 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ function git_checkout {
 
     git checkout $branch
     git reset --hard $reset_branch
-    git clean -x -f -d -q
+    if ! git clean -x -f -d -q ; then
+        sleep 1
+        git clean -x -f -d -q
+    fi
 }
 
 function fix_etc_hosts {