diff --git a/create_lxc_base.sh b/create_lxc_base.sh
index ca48938..6d1b1ad 100755
--- a/create_lxc_base.sh
+++ b/create_lxc_base.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 bash -c "./stub_lxc_profile.sh --lxd-hostname=$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
 
+if lxc list -q --project default | grep -q "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" ; then
+    lxc delete -f "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" --project=default
+fi
+
 # let's download our base image.
 if ! lxc image list --format csv --columns l | grep -q "$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"; then
     # if the image if cached locally, import it from disk, otherwise download it from ubuntu