diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/zypper/post-install.d/98-zypper-clean-cache b/diskimage_builder/elements/zypper/post-install.d/98-zypper-clean-cache
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+# clean all locally cached metadata
+sudo zypper clean -a