diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index 3d083290e7..fc713d5e33 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ RUN rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
 {% endfor -%}
 {%- if base_centos_yum_repo_keys|customizable('centos_yum_repo_keys')|length == 0 %}RUN {% else %}    && {% endif -%}
     yum -y update --security --sec-severity=Important --sec-severity=Critical \
-    && yum clean all
+    && yum clean all \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 
     {% endif %}
     {# Endif for base_distro centos #}
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ RUN yum-config-manager --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms \
     && yum-config-manager --enable rhel-7-server-rhceph-2-mon-rpms \
     && yum-config-manager --enable rhel-7-server-rhceph-2-tools-rpms \
     && yum -y update --security --sec-severity=Important --sec-severity=Critical \
-    && yum clean all
+    && yum clean all \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 {% endblock %}
 
     {% endif %}
@@ -208,7 +210,8 @@ RUN yum -y install \
     && yum -y install \
            yum-plugin-priorities \
     && yum -y update --security --sec-severity=Important --sec-severity=Critical \
-    && yum clean all
+    && yum clean all \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 {% endblock %}
 
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
index faeb74acea..05bd377ea2 100644
--- a/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RUN echo " " && \
 {% if base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] %}
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*'
 {% else %}
-    yum clean all'
+    yum clean all && rm -rf /var/yum/cache'
 {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 {% endif %}