diff --git a/recipe/magento2.php b/recipe/magento2.php
index 12d612657..df410634f 100644
--- a/recipe/magento2.php
+++ b/recipe/magento2.php
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ function magentoDeployAssetsSplit(string $area): void
  */
 desc('Cleanup cache id_prefix env files');
 task('magento:cleanup_cache_prefix', function () {
-    run('rm {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
-    run('rm {{release_or_current_path}}/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
-    run('mv {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . TMP_ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH . ' {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
-    // Symlink shared dir to release dir
+    // A single rename(2): the live release must never see a missing env.php, or Magento answers
+    // "Application is not installed yet" and redirects visitors to the setup wizard.
+    run('mv -f {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . TMP_ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH . ' {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
+    // Symlink shared dir to release dir ({{bin/symlink}} is ln -nfs, so it replaces the old link)
     run('{{bin/symlink}} {{deploy_path}}/shared/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH . ' {{release_path}}/' . ENV_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
 });