diff --git a/prepare.py b/prepare.py
index ed2fa2027e08fd476c8d387749f1040e62ede248..5c82cf7cbefd751dae40930c3c44f49d4080fd18 100644
--- a/prepare.py
+++ b/prepare.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def provision_server(
         flavor_id=flavor.id,
         image_id=image.id,
         boot_from_volume=True,
+        terminate_volume=True,
         volume_size=env.VOLUME_SIZE,
         key_name=env.KEY_PAIR_NAME,
         security_groups=[{"name": group} for group in env.SECURITY_GROUPS.split()],