diff --git a/stable/jenkins/templates/config.yaml b/stable/jenkins/templates/config.yaml
index b468c5b179..e8cb47cc05 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/templates/config.yaml
+++ b/stable/jenkins/templates/config.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ data:
     cp -n /var/jenkins_config/config.xml /var/jenkins_home;
 {{- if .Values.Master.InstallPlugins }}
     cp /var/jenkins_config/plugins.txt /var/jenkins_home;
+    rm /usr/share/jenkins/ref/plugins/*.lock
     /usr/local/bin/install-plugins.sh `echo $(cat /var/jenkins_home/plugins.txt)`;
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.Master.ScriptApproval }}