diff --git a/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/configs/citest/run.sh b/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/configs/citest/run.sh
index b0fac808690..fd7e627792f 100755
--- a/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/configs/citest/run.sh
+++ b/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/configs/citest/run.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ deactivate
 # export test results
 artifacts=${ARTIFACTCONFDIR}/ntfc
 mkdir -p ${artifacts}
-mv pytest.debug.log ${artifacts}
+rm -f pytest.debug.log
 mv result ${artifacts}
 
 # restore old dir
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/run.sh b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/run.sh
index 02d15ac6b2b..c283fbd339a 100755
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/run.sh
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/run.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ deactivate
 # export test results
 artifacts=${ARTIFACTCONFDIR}/ntfc
 mkdir -p ${artifacts}
-mv pytest.debug.log ${artifacts}
+rm -f pytest.debug.log
 mv result ${artifacts}
 
 rm -f fatfs.img
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/run.sh b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/run.sh
index 4fd6415cecb..7f6a3e97524 100755
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/run.sh
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/run.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ deactivate
 # export test results
 artifacts=${ARTIFACTCONFDIR}/ntfc
 mkdir -p ${artifacts}
-mv pytest.debug.log ${artifacts}
+rm -f pytest.debug.log
 mv result ${artifacts}
 
 # restore old dir
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/run.sh b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/run.sh
index 0fddb7b01bf..3cc18b7cfef 100755
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/run.sh
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/run.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ deactivate
 # export test results
 artifacts=${ARTIFACTCONFDIR}/ntfc
 mkdir -p ${artifacts}
-mv pytest.debug.log ${artifacts}
+rm -f pytest.debug.log
 mv result ${artifacts}
 
 # restore old dir