diff --git a/dags/elsevier/repository.py b/dags/elsevier/repository.py
index a5bb0e0a..df95f4de 100644
--- a/dags/elsevier/repository.py
+++ b/dags/elsevier/repository.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     def get_all_raw_filenames(self):
         return [
-            f.key.replace("raw/", "")
+            f.key.lstrip("raw/")
             for f in self.s3.objects.filter(Prefix=self.ZIPED_DIR).all()
         ]
 
diff --git a/dags/iop/repository.py b/dags/iop/repository.py
index 0952bcd5..7519f43a 100644
--- a/dags/iop/repository.py
+++ b/dags/iop/repository.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     def get_all_raw_filenames(self):
         return [
-            f.key.replace("raw/", "")
+            f.key.lstrip("raw/")
             for f in self.s3.objects.filter(Prefix=self.ZIPED_DIR).all()
         ]
 
diff --git a/dags/springer/repository.py b/dags/springer/repository.py
index a0138e0c..d55a644a 100644
--- a/dags/springer/repository.py
+++ b/dags/springer/repository.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     def get_all_raw_filenames(self):
         return [
-            f.key.replace("raw/", "")
+            f.key.lstrip("raw/")
             for f in self.s3.objects.filter(Prefix=self.ZIPED_DIR).all()
         ]