diff --git a/scripts/.cleanup.sh b/scripts/.cleanup.sh
index 018787a..4ac671a 100755
--- a/scripts/.cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/.cleanup.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ stopdls() {
   fi
 }
 
-destroyvms() {
-  for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
-    if test -f $ctxdir/data/$host/pid ; then
-      pid=$(cat $ctxdir/data/$host/pid)
-      pinfo "Cleaning VM $host with PID $pid..."
-      kill $pid && sleep 1
-    fi
-  done
-}
-
 cleanuppaths() {
   PATHS="data secrets kubeconfig cache dist"
   cd $ctxdir
@@ -29,6 +19,7 @@ cleanuppaths() {
 }
 
 cleanupssh() {
+  set -x
   for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
     ssh-keygen -R ${hosts[$host]} &>/dev/null
   done
@@ -55,6 +46,6 @@ stopdls
 declare -A hosts
 get_hosts
 destroyvms
-cleanuppaths
+#cleanuppaths
 cleanupssh
-cleanupnetwork
+#cleanupnetwork
diff --git a/scripts/.common b/scripts/.common
index c37f039..50ee599 100644
--- a/scripts/.common
+++ b/scripts/.common
@@ -119,3 +119,17 @@ create_kubeconfig() {
 }
 
 
+destroyvms() {
+  for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
+    if test -f $ctxdir/data/$host/pid ; then
+      pid=$(cat $ctxdir/data/$host/pid)
+      if ! test -d /proc/$pid ; then
+        pinfo "VM $host seems not running"
+      else
+        pinfo "Cleaning VM $host with PID $pid..."
+        kill $pid && sleep 1
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
diff --git a/scripts/1.qemu.sh b/scripts/1.qemu.sh
index 7999921..a15dc44 100755
--- a/scripts/1.qemu.sh
+++ b/scripts/1.qemu.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ setup_network_qemu() {
     echo "allow $QEMU_BR_NAME" >> /etc/qemu/bridge.conf
   fi
 }
+
 run_qemu() {
   id=1
   for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ run_qemu() {
 }
 # # # # # # # #
 
+
+
 source $(dirname $0)/.common
 check_root
 prereqs