diff --git a/releng.control/cc_config.xml b/releng.control/cc_config.xml
index 36edac7fabf5523822784b57af67ba2639889976..d4cf81edb81df9169308c2a46d713e700927e524 100644
--- a/releng.control/cc_config.xml
+++ b/releng.control/cc_config.xml
@@ -500,10 +500,14 @@
         <schedule interval="${time.twentyFourHours}">
             <exec
                 workingdir="${env.BUILD_HOME}/releng.control"
-                command="${env.BUILD_HOME}/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh" />
-        <antpublisher>
-        </antpublisher>
+                command="${env.BUILD_HOME}/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh">
+            </exec>
         </schedule>
+        <!-- need to prevent, or override, default publishers,
+            especially since the ant default antpublisher will 
+            result in error, if an ant build hasn't ran -->
+        <publishers>
+        </publishers>
     </project>