diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index c27c89ed..994e0326 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ initialise_mesh() {
     install_web_server
     mesh_install_scuttlebot
     #install_ferment
+
+    chroot "$rootdir" apt-get clean
+    chroot "$rootdir" /bin/rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    chroot "$rootdir" apt-get clean
+
     install_ipfs
     install_tox
     install_pelican