diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/dataset/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/dataset/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 27c272aea..f95349935 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/dataset/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/dataset/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteDatasetActionPayloadForDatasetTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${workingDir}/dataset"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/dataset</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/dataset</arg>
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteResultActionPayloadForDatasetTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/dataset"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/dataset</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/dataset</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/datasource/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/datasource/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 800f29b17..c85ba4ac1 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/datasource/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/datasource/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteDatasourceActionPayloadForDatasourceTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/datasource"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/datasource</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/datasource</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/organization/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/organization/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index a6c6220e4..412cad70b 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/organization/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/organization/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteOrganizationActionPayloadForOrganizationTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/organization"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/organization</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/organization</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/otherresearchproduct/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/otherresearchproduct/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 4b65de3df..0deb1b945 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/otherresearchproduct/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/otherresearchproduct/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteOtherResearchProductActionPayloadForOtherResearchProductTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${workingDir}/otherresearchproduct"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/otherresearchproduct</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/otherresearchproduct</arg>
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteResultActionPayloadForOtherResearchProductTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/otherresearchproduct"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/otherresearchproduct</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/otherresearchproduct</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/project/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/project/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index c73fea96e..daf48e9d7 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/project/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/project/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteProjectActionPayloadForProjectTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/project"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/project</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/project</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/publication/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/publication/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 35be128da..70400a123 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/publication/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/publication/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromotePublicationActionPayloadForPublicationTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${workingDir}/publication"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/publication</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/publication</arg>
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteResultActionPayloadForPublicationTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/publication"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/publication</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/publication</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/relation/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/relation/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index f64301c70..a7dce8f2f 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/relation/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/relation/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteRelationActionPayloadForRelationTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/relation"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/relation</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/relation</arg>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/software/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/software/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 397184c91..396e27721 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/software/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-actionmanager/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/actionmanager/wf/software/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteSoftwareActionPayloadForSoftwareTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${workingDir}/software"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${inputGraphRootPath}/software</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/software</arg>
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@
 
     <action name="SkipPromoteResultActionPayloadForSoftwareTable">
         <distcp xmlns="uri:oozie:distcp-action:0.2">
+            <prepare>
+                <delete path="${outputGraphRootPath}/software"/>
+            </prepare>
             <arg>-pb</arg>
             <arg>${workingDir}/software</arg>
             <arg>${outputGraphRootPath}/software</arg>