diff --git a/control_plane/main.tf b/control_plane/main.tf
index d2e004d..4ed9a0f 100644
--- a/control_plane/main.tf
+++ b/control_plane/main.tf
@@ -62,13 +62,26 @@ resource "null_resource" "talos_cluster" {
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     command = <<EOT
+      # Clean up any existing cluster with this name FIRST
+      sudo --preserve-env=HOME talosctl cluster destroy \
+        --provisioner=qemu \
+        --name ${self.triggers.cluster_name} || true
+      
+      # Wait a moment for cleanup to complete
+      sleep 5
+
+      # Call cleanup script
+      chmod +x ${path.module}/cleanup.sh
+      ${path.module}/cleanup.sh ${self.triggers.cluster_name}
+      
+      # Now create the cluster
       sudo --preserve-env=HOME talosctl cluster create \
         --provisioner=qemu \
         --name ${self.triggers.cluster_name} \
         --controlplanes 1 \
         --workers 0 \
-        --memory ${var.memory_mb} \
-        --cpus ${var.vcpu_count}
+        --memory ${self.triggers.memory_mb} \
+        --cpus ${self.triggers.vcpu_count}
     EOT
   }