diff --git a/scripts/.cleanup.sh b/scripts/.cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1ad108a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/.cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+stopdls() {
+  if docker ps &>/dev/null | grep -q " $DLS_CTR_NAME$"; then
+    pinfo "Stopping Direktil Local Server..."
+    docker stop $DLS_CTR_NAME
+  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
+  for path in $PATHS; do
+    if test -e $path; then
+      pinfo "Removing path $path ..."
+      rm -rf $path
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+cleanupnetwork() {
+  if iptables -L |grep -q $QEMU_BR_NAME; then
+    pinfo "Cleaning iptables rules..."
+    iptables -t nat -D POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE -s $QEMU_BR_IP/$QEMU_BR_MASK \! -o $QEMU_BR_NAME
+    iptables -D FORWARD -o $QEMU_BR_NAME -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
+    iptables -D FORWARD -j ACCEPT -i $QEMU_BR_NAME
+  fi
+  if ip li show $QEMU_BR_NAME ; then
+    pinfo "Cleaning existing interfaces..."
+    ip li set $QEMU_BR_NAME down
+    ip li del $QEMU_BR_NAME
+  fi
+}
+
+source $(dirname $0)/.common
+check_root
+prereqs
+stopdls
+declare -A hosts
+get_hosts
+destroyvms
+cleanuppaths
diff --git a/scripts/.common b/scripts/.common
index 7016ee2..d9f045a 100644
--- a/scripts/.common
+++ b/scripts/.common
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 ## Vars
+# Docker container name for dir2config
+D2C_CTR_NAME=dir2config
+# Docker container name for direktil local server
+DLS_CTR_NAME=dls
 
+# QEMU local bridge name. If you specificy a custom name, you may have to configure qemu bridge helper to allow it
+QEMU_BR_NAME=virbr0
+# QEMU VM default disk size
+QEMU_DISK_SIZE=30G
+# Allocated CPUs to QEMU VMs
+QEMU_VM_CPU=4
+# Allocated Memory to QEMU VMs
+QEMU_VM_MEM=8096
+################
+
+# Token file for dls
 tknfile=".dls_adm_token"
 
-## Helper funcs
 
+## Helper funcs
 
 pinfo() {
   echo -e "\e[32m$@\e[39m"
@@ -42,7 +57,7 @@ check_root() {
 }
 
 prereqs() {
-  set -ex
+  # set -ex
   cd "$(dirname $0)/.."
   ctxdir="$PWD"
 }
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ get_hosts() {
     ip=$(grep ip: $ctxdir/hosts/${h}.yaml|awk '{print $2}')
     hosts[$h]="$ip"
   done
-  cd -
+  cd - &>/dev/null
 }
 
 get_parts() {
@@ -102,6 +117,15 @@ get_parts() {
   done
 }
 
+destroyvms() {
+  for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
+    host=$1
+    if test -f $ctxdir/data/$host/pid ; then
+      pinfo "Detected a pid file, killing process in case VM was already started"
+      kill $(cat $ctxdir/data/$host/pid) && sleep 1
+    fi
+  done
+}
 
 create_kubeconfig() {
   if test -f $ctxdir/kubeconfig; then
diff --git a/scripts/0.start_dls.sh b/scripts/0.start_dls.sh
index ca03825..03d1a14 100755
--- a/scripts/0.start_dls.sh
+++ b/scripts/0.start_dls.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-D2C_CTR_NAME=dir2config
-DLS_CTR_NAME=dls
 # Admin token to unlock the DLS store
 DLS_UNLOCK_TOKEN=changeme
 #
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ dir2config() {
 }
 
 start_store() {
-  if docker ps|grep " $DLS_CTR_NAME$" ; then
+  if docker ps|grep " $DLS_CTR_NAME$" &>/dev/null; then
     pinfo "Container $DLS_CTR_NAME seems already running"
     return
   fi
diff --git a/scripts/1.qemu.sh b/scripts/1.qemu.sh
index 645e318..889947e 100755
--- a/scripts/1.qemu.sh
+++ b/scripts/1.qemu.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,7 @@
 # This collection of scripts aims to install a NOVIT cluster easily, with help of QEMU
 #
 #
-# QEMU local bridge name. If you specificy a custom name, you may have to configure qemu bridge helper to allow it
-QEMU_BR_NAME=virbr0
 #
-# QEMU VM default disk size
-QEMU_DISK_SIZE=30G
-# Allocated CPUs to QEMU VMs
-QEMU_VM_CPU=4
-# Allocated Memory to QEMU VMs
-QEMU_VM_MEM=8096
-################
 
 
 ## QEMU functions
@@ -35,15 +26,15 @@ setup_network_qemu() {
   pinfo "Using detected gateway IP $QEMU_BR_IP for bridge $QEMU_BR_NAME"
   if ! ip a show dev $QEMU_BR_NAME | grep $QEMU_BR_IP ; then
     ip a add $QEMU_BR_IP/$QEMU_BR_MASK dev $QEMU_BR_NAME
-    sudo iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE -s $QEMU_BR_IP/$QEMU_BR_MASK \! -o $QEMU_BR_NAME
-    sudo iptables -I FORWARD -o $QEMU_BR_NAME -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
-    sudo iptables -I FORWARD -j ACCEPT -i $QEMU_BR_NAME
+    iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE -s $QEMU_BR_IP/$QEMU_BR_MASK \! -o $QEMU_BR_NAME
+    iptables -I FORWARD -o $QEMU_BR_NAME -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
+    iptables -I FORWARD -j ACCEPT -i $QEMU_BR_NAME
   fi
   if ! test -d /etc/qemu; then
     mkdir -p /etc/qemu
   fi
   if ! grep -q "allow $QEMU_BR_NAME" /etc/qemu/bridge.conf; then
-    echo "allow $QEMU_BR_NAME" > /etc/qemu/bridge.conf
+    echo "allow $QEMU_BR_NAME" >> /etc/qemu/bridge.conf
   fi
 }
 run_qemu() {
@@ -51,10 +42,6 @@ run_qemu() {
   for host in ${!hosts[*]}; do
     ip route show |grep "${hosts[$host]} dev $QEMU_BR_NAME" ||\
         ip route add ${hosts[$host]} dev $QEMU_BR_NAME
-    if test -f $ctxdir/data/$host/pid ; then
-      pinfo "Detected a pid file, killing process in case VM was already started"
-      kill $(cat $ctxdir/data/$host/pid) && sleep 1
-    fi
     pinfo "Starting host $host with ip ${hosts[$host]}"
     qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -smp $QEMU_VM_CPU -m $QEMU_VM_MEM \
       -nic bridge,br=$QEMU_BR_NAME,mac=42:42:42:42:42:0${id} \
@@ -77,6 +64,7 @@ declare -A hosts
 setup_network_qemu
 get_hosts
 get_parts
+destroyvms
 run_qemu
 #clean