diff --git a/corhal-dumps/Makefile b/corhal-dumps/Makefile
index b03d854..205a5de 100644
--- a/corhal-dumps/Makefile
+++ b/corhal-dumps/Makefile
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
 	ls -lhag $@ |sed -re 's/^[^ ]* //' >> "$(subst .json,.log,$@)"
 
 02-download/$(VERSION_DIR)/%.json.gz: 02-download/$(VERSION_DIR)/%.json
-	[ -f $@ ] && rm $@
-	gzip $<
+	gzip -f $<
 
 # To prevent deleting intermediate files (for controls)
 .PRECIOUS: 02-download/$(VERSION_DIR)/%.json