diff --git a/build_base_lxc.sh b/build_base_lxc.sh
index 446fcbf..0d2a2a3 100755
--- a/build_base_lxc.sh
+++ b/build_base_lxc.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ function rebuild_base_lxc()
     lxc stop $LXC_BASE
     lxc image delete $LXC_BASE
     lxc publish $LXC_BASE --alias $LXC_BASE
+    lxc delete $LXC_BASE
     set +x
 }