diff --git a/.github/workflows/online_test_deck.yml b/.github/workflows/online_test_deck.yml
index cf3f19b..487f8c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/online_test_deck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/online_test_deck.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         description: 'The ref tag to bundle'
         required: true
       prev:
-        description: 'Use previous ref'
+        description: 'Use previous plan'
         type: boolean
         default: true
       latest:
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.
         with:
           ref: 'ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-deck:${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
-          prev-ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.prev == 'true' && 'ghcr.io/hhd-dev/bazzite-automated-deck:stable' || '' }}
+          prev-ref: ghcr.io/hhd-dev/bazzite-automated-deck:stable
+          clear-plan: ${{ github.event.inputs.prev == 'true' && '' || '1' }}
           rechunk: 'ghcr.io/hhd-dev/rechunk:latest'
           version: 'rc${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
           revision: ${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/3_chunk.sh b/3_chunk.sh
index 1230e2e..940e8e7 100755
--- a/3_chunk.sh
+++ b/3_chunk.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$REVISION" ]; then
     PREV_ARG+=("--revision" "$REVISION")
 fi
+if [ -n "$CLEAR_PLAN" ]; then
+    PREV_ARG+=("--clear-plan")
+fi
 
 LABEL_ARR=()
 if [ -n "$LABELS" ]; then
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 21faf97..292efbc 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ inputs:
     description: |
       The previous image reference, if any. Used for versioning
       the current image and to avoid layer shifts (important; may be skipped).
+  clear-plan:
+    description: |
+      If set, a new plan will be recreated.
   prev-ref-fail:
     description: |
       If set, fail if the previous image reference is not found.
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ runs:
             -e CHANGELOG="${{ inputs.changelog }}" \
             -e OUT_REF="oci:$OUT_NAME" \
             -e GIT_DIR="/var/git" \
+            -e CLEAR_PLAN="${{ inputs.clear-plan }}" \
             -e REVISION="${{ inputs.revision }}" \
             -e PREV_REF_FAIL="${{ inputs.prev-ref-fail }}" \
             -u 0:0 \
diff --git a/src/rechunk/__main__.py b/src/rechunk/__main__.py
index 9122d8c..27e4d94 100644
--- a/src/rechunk/__main__.py
+++ b/src/rechunk/__main__.py
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ def argparse_func():
         help="A debug file with the file packaging results.",
         default=None,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--clear-plan",
+        help="Use a fresh plan, regardless of previous ref.",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
 
     # Hyperparameters
     group = parser.add_argument_group("Hyperparameters")
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ def argparse_func():
         git_dir=args.git_dir,
         changelog=args.changelog,
         changelog_fn=args.changelog_fn,
+        clear_plan=args.clear_plan,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/rechunk/alg.py b/src/rechunk/alg.py
index 1f5fd51..b26d85f 100644
--- a/src/rechunk/alg.py
+++ b/src/rechunk/alg.py
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ def main(
     git_dir: str | None = None,
     changelog: str | None = None,
     changelog_fn: str | None = None,
+    clear_plan: bool = False,
 ):
     if not meta_fn:
         meta_fn = get_default_meta_yaml()
@@ -609,6 +610,8 @@ def main(
     logger.info(f"Update matrix shape: {upd_matrix.shape}.")
 
     found_previous_plan = False
+    manifest_json = None
+    info = None
     if previous_manifest:
         try:
             logger.info("Loading existing layer data.")
@@ -619,10 +622,11 @@ def main(
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error loading previous manifest:\n{e}")
 
-    if not found_previous_plan:
-        manifest_json = None
-        info = None
-        logger.warning("No existing layer data. Expect layer shifts")
+    if not found_previous_plan or clear_plan:
+        if clear_plan:
+            logger.warning("Creating a fresh plan due to --clear-plan.")
+        else:
+            logger.warning("No existing layer data. Expect layer shifts")
         todo, dedi_layers, prefill = prefill_layers(
             new_packages, upd_matrix, max_layers, prefill_size
         )