diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/firecracker/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/firecracker/deploy
index a53bbbd9a0..944acbc0aa 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/firecracker/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/firecracker/deploy
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ xml = STDIN.read
 
 microvm = MicroVM.new_from_xml(xml, nil)
 
+# Clean in case the microVM was shutdown from inside
+microvm.clean
+
 microvm.gen_deployment_file
 microvm.gen_logs_files