diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
index 49d75945d3..dfff06cc4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_macos_x86_64.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: execute rust tests
         run: cargo test --release --locked -- --skip opaque_wrap_function --skip gen_list::bool_list_literal --skip gen_tags::phantom_polymorphic_record
 
-      - name: This clean prevents a zig build command crashed error
-        run: git clean -fdx
-
       - name: write version to file
         run: ./ci/write_version.sh
 
       - name: build release
+        id: build
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_language_server
         # target-cpu=x86-64 -> For maximal compatibility for all CPU's.
 
+      - name: retry build release
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=x86-64" cargo build --profile=release-with-lto --locked --bin roc --bin roc_language_server
+
       - name: get commit SHA
         run: echo "SHA=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")" >> $GITHUB_ENV