diff --git a/deploy_carvel/delete.sh b/deploy_carvel/delete.sh
index 89a6089c..391f1d75 100755
--- a/deploy_carvel/delete.sh
+++ b/deploy_carvel/delete.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,62 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# unfortunately all by hand.
+# https://gist.github.com/mohanpedala/1e2ff5661761d3abd0385e8223e16425
+set -e # immediately exit
+set -u # error if variables undefined
+set -o pipefail # prevent masking errors in a pipeline
+# set -x # print all executed commands to terminal
 
-kubectl delete ns supervisor-ns
-kubectl delete ns concierge-ns
-kubectl delete packageinstall concierge-package-install
-kubectl delete packageinstall supervisor-package-install
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+DEFAULT='\033[0m'
+
+echo_yellow() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}>> $@${DEFAULT}\n"
+    # printf "${GREEN}$@${DEFAULT}"
+}
+
+echo_green() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}>> $@${DEFAULT}\n"
+    # printf "${BLUE}$@${DEFAULT}"
+}
+echo_red() {
+    echo -e "${RED}>> $@${DEFAULT}\n"
+    # printf "${BLUE}$@${DEFAULT}"
+}
+echo_blue() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}>> $@${DEFAULT}\n"
+    # printf "${BLUE}$@${DEFAULT}"
+}
+
+echo_yellow "creating fresh kind cluster - my-pinniped-package-repo-cluster"
+kind delete cluster --name my-pinniped-package-repo-cluster
+kind create cluster --name my-pinniped-package-repo-cluster
+
+#
+#
+#echo_yellow "check before install..."
+#echo_yellow "kubectl get pkgr -A && kubectl get pkg -A && kubectl get pkgi -A"
+#kubectl get pkgr -A && kubectl get pkg -A && kubectl get pkgi -A
+##  NAMESPACE   NAME                          AGE   DESCRIPTION
+##  default     pinniped-package-repository   18h   Reconcile succeeded
+##  NAMESPACE   NAME                             PACKAGEMETADATA NAME      VERSION   AGE
+##  default     concierge.pinniped.dev.0.25.0    concierge.pinniped.dev    0.25.0    18h16m28s
+##  default     supervisor.pinniped.dev.0.25.0   supervisor.pinniped.dev   0.25.0    18h16m28s
+##  NAMESPACE       NAME                         PACKAGE NAME              PACKAGE VERSION   DESCRIPTION                                                         AGE
+##  default         supervisor-package-install   supervisor.pinniped.dev   0.25.0            Delete failed: Error (see .status.usefulErrorMessage for details)   92m
+##  supervisor-ns   supervisor-package-install   supervisor.pinniped.dev                     Reconcile failed: Package supervisor.pinniped.dev not found         18h
+#
+#
+#kubectl delete pkgr pinniped-package-repository
+## should be automatic
+## kubectl delete pkg concierge.pinniped.dev.0.25.0
+## kubectl delete pkg supervisor.pinniped.dev.0.25.0
+#kubectl delete pkgi supervisor-package-install
+#kubectl delete pkgi concierge-package-install
+#
+#echo_yellow "check after install..."
+#echo_yellow "kubectl get pkgr -A && kubectl get pkg -A && kubectl get pkgi -A"
+#kubectl get pkgr -A && kubectl get pkg -A && kubectl get pkgi -A