diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4377fee..9a9843f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ on:
 env:
   VAULT_PASSWORD: "${{ secrets.VAULT_PASSWORD }}"
   SSH_PUB: "${{ secrets.SSH_PUB }}"
+  ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '1'
 
 jobs:
   tests:
-    name: Tests
+    name: Test Ansible Playbooks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Create SSH pub
@@ -33,26 +34,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: 3.8.9
-
       - name: Install test dependencies.
-        run: |
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Syntax Check
         run: |
           ansible-playbook setup-linode.yml --syntax-check
           ansible-playbook setup-homelab.yml --syntax-check
+          ansible-playbook verify-homelab.yml --syntax-check
       - name: Setup Linode Instance
-        run: |
-          ansible-playbook setup-linode.yml
-        env:
-          ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '1'
+        run: ansible-playbook setup-linode.yml
       - name: Setup Home Lab
-        run: |
-          ansible-playbook setup-homelab.yml
-        env:
-          ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '1'
+        run: ansible-playbook setup-homelab.yml
       - name: Verify Home Lab
-        run: |
-          ansible-playbook verify-homelab.yml
-        env:
-          ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '1'
+        run: ansible-playbook verify-homelab.yml
+      - name: Delete Linode Instance
+        run: ansible-playbook setup-linode.yml --extra-vars "state=absent"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-linode-instances.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-linode-instances.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..697d653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-linode-instances.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+name: Delete test linode instance
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *" # delete at midnight every day
+
+env:
+  VAULT_PASSWORD: "${{ secrets.VAULT_PASSWORD }}"
+  SSH_PUB: "${{ secrets.SSH_PUB }}"
+  ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: '1'
+
+jobs:
+  delete-linode-instance:
+    name: Delete Linode Instance
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Create SSH pub
+        run: |
+          echo "creating ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file"
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
+          echo "$SSH_PUB" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+      - name: Install SSH key
+        uses: shimataro/ssh-key-action@v2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
+          known_hosts: ${{ secrets.KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+      - name: Check out the codebase.
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Prepare Test Files
+        run: |
+          mv tests/.vault-pass.sh ./.vault-pass.sh
+          mv tests/ansible.cfg ./ansible.cfg
+          mv tests/hosts.ini ./hosts.ini
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8.9
+      - name: Install test dependencies.
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Delete Linode Instance
+        run: ansible-playbook setup-linode.yml --extra-vars "state=absent"
+
diff --git a/hosts.ini b/hosts.ini
index 94c35eb..c864d9d 100644
--- a/hosts.ini
+++ b/hosts.ini
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ cianhatton@qnap
 
 # BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK
 [linode]
-root@172.104.8.49
+root@172.104.8.72
 # END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK
diff --git a/roles/setup_linode/tasks/main.yml b/roles/setup_linode/tasks/main.yml
index e2f0a32..9538e1a 100644
--- a/roles/setup_linode/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_linode/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     root_pass: "{{ password }}"
     authorized_keys: "{{ ssh_keys }}"
     group: servers
-    state: present
+    state: "{{ state }}"
   register: my_linode
 
 - name: Wait for SSH to come up
diff --git a/setup-linode.yml b/setup-linode.yml
index 13bf16a..538464e 100644
--- a/setup-linode.yml
+++ b/setup-linode.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - role: 'roles/setup_linode'
+      vars:
+        state: preset