diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/99_vm_destroy.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/99_vm_destroy.yaml
index ac25d78..6102d4a 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/99_vm_destroy.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/99_vm_destroy.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: create the vms
+- name: destroy the vms
   hosts: hv00
   gather_facts: true
   become: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vm_destroy/tasks/destroy.yaml b/ansible/roles/vm_destroy/tasks/destroy.yaml
index e048637..26538b2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/vm_destroy/tasks/destroy.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/vm_destroy/tasks/destroy.yaml
@@ -21,16 +21,26 @@
   when: vm_name in vm_list.list_vms
   block:
 
-  - name: stop the vm
+  - name: shutdown the vm
     community.libvirt.virt:
       state: shutdown
       name: "{{ vm_name }}"
 
-  - name: destroy the vm
+  # - name: destroy the vm
+  #   community.libvirt.virt:
+  #     state: destroyed
+  #     name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+
+  - name: undefine the vm
     community.libvirt.virt:
-      state: destroyed
+      state: undefine
       name: "{{ vm_name }}"
 
+  - name: delete the firmware vars file
+    ansible.builtin.file:
+      path: "{{ firmware_vhd_pool_dir }}/{{ vm_name }}_VARS.fd"
+      state: absent
+
   - name: delete the root vhd
     when: delete_root_vhd
     ansible.builtin.file: