diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/clean_cache.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/clean_cache.yml
index b9ed8418e..ae4433b8f 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/clean_cache.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/clean_cache.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Delete cache files
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "rm -rf {{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_data_path }}/*"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_data_path }}"
+    mode: 0750
+    owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
+    group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
+  with_items:
+    - absent
+    - directory
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 515cd9973..655f3d275 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-matrix-registration-bot/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
   with_items:
     - {path: "{{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_config_path }}", when: true}
-    - - {path: "{{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_data_path }}", when: true}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_data_path }}", when: true}
     - {path: "{{ matrix_bot_matrix_registration_bot_docker_src_files_path }}", when: true}
   when: "item.when | bool"