diff --git a/tests/basic-test.sh b/tests/basic-test.sh
index c96607a..1188bd1 100755
--- a/tests/basic-test.sh
+++ b/tests/basic-test.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ done;
 unset IP
 echo "Completed tests. Tearing down $MACHINE."
 multipass stop $MACHINE
+multipass delete $MACHINE
 multipass purge  # This is a little bit rude to do, but we assume that
                  # we can beat up on the test machine a bit.