diff --git a/installer/prereq.sh b/installer/prereq.sh
index 39449a5..36f7ec9 100755
--- a/installer/prereq.sh
+++ b/installer/prereq.sh
@@ -200,16 +200,16 @@ tmpgrub=$tmp.tmp
 cp /etc/default/grub "$tmpgrub"
 
 updated=0
-# Check GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT exists, create new if not exists.
+# Check GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX exists, create new if not exists.
 # If exists check for cgroup_enable=memory and swapaccount=1 and configure them if not already configured.
-sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{q100}" "$tmpgrub"
+sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{q100}" "$tmpgrub"
 res=$?
 if [ $res -eq 100 ]; then
     # Check cgroup_enable=memory exists, create new if not exists otherwise skip.
-    sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ /cgroup_enable=memory/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
+    sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ /cgroup_enable=memory/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
     res=$?
     if [ $res -eq 0 ]; then
-        sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ s/\"\s*\$/ cgroup_enable=memory\"/ }" "$tmpgrub"
+        sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ s/\"\s*\$/ cgroup_enable=memory\"/ }" "$tmpgrub"
         res=$?
         updated=1
     fi
@@ -217,32 +217,32 @@ if [ $res -eq 100 ]; then
     # If there's no error.
     if [ $res -eq 0 ] || [ $res -eq 100 ]; then
         # Check swapaccount=1 exists, create new if not exists otherwise skip.
-        sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ /swapaccount=1/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
+        sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ /swapaccount=1/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
         res=$?
         if [ $res -eq 0 ]; then
             # Check whether there's swapaccount value other than 1, If so replace value with 1.
             # Otherwise add swapaccount=1 after cgroup_enable=memory.
-            sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ /swapaccount=/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
+            sed -n -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ /swapaccount=/{q100}; }" "$tmpgrub"
             res=$?
             if [ $res -eq 100 ]; then
-                sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ s/swapaccount=[0-9]*/swapaccount=1/ }" "$tmpgrub"
+                sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ s/swapaccount=[0-9]*/swapaccount=1/ }" "$tmpgrub"
                 res=$?
                 updated=1
             elif [ $res -eq 0 ]; then
-                sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=/{ s/cgroup_enable=memory/cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1/ }" "$tmpgrub"
+                sed -i -r -e "/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=/{ s/cgroup_enable=memory/cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1/ }" "$tmpgrub"
                 res=$?
                 updated=1
             fi
         fi
     fi
 elif [ $res -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1\"" >> "$tmpgrub"
+    echo "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1\"" >> "$tmpgrub"
     res=$?
     updated=1
 fi
 
 # If the res is not success(0) or alredy exist(100).
-[ ! $res -eq 0 ] && [ ! $res -eq 100 ] && echo "Grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT update failed." && exit 1
+[ ! $res -eq 0 ] && [ ! $res -eq 100 ] && echo "Grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX update failed." && exit 1
 
 # If updated we do update-grub and reboot.
 if [ $updated -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/installer/sashimono-install.sh b/installer/sashimono-install.sh
index c1daf3e..96d4aca 100755
--- a/installer/sashimono-install.sh
+++ b/installer/sashimono-install.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ else
     ! $SASHIMONO_BIN/sagent new $SASHIMONO_DATA $inetaddr $inst_count $cpuMicroSec $ramKB $swapKB $diskKB && rollback
 fi
 
+if [[ "$NO_MB" == "" && -f $MB_XRPL_DATA/mb-xrpl.cfg ]]; then
+        ! sudo -u "$MB_XRPL_USER" MB_DATA_DIR="$MB_XRPL_DATA" node "$MB_XRPL_BIN" upgrade && rollback
+fi
+
 # Install Sashimono Agent systemd service.
 # StartLimitIntervalSec=0 to make unlimited retries. RestartSec=5 is to keep 5 second gap between restarts.
 echo "[Unit]
diff --git a/installer/setup.sh b/installer/setup.sh
index 13c9c71..2c9409a 100755
--- a/installer/setup.sh
+++ b/installer/setup.sh
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ function check_installer_pending_finish() {
 
 function reg_info() {
     echo ""
-    if sudo -u $MB_XRPL_USER MB_DATA_DIR=$MB_XRPL_DATA node $MB_XRPL_BIN reginfo ; then
+    if MB_DATA_DIR=$MB_XRPL_DATA node $MB_XRPL_BIN reginfo ; then
         echo -e "\nYour account details are stored in $MB_XRPL_DATA/mb-xrpl.cfg and $MB_XRPL_DATA/secret.cfg."
     fi
 }
@@ -521,6 +521,12 @@ if [ "$mode" == "install" ]; then
 
     check_sys_req
 
+    # Check bc command is installed.
+    if ! command -v bc &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "bc command not found. Installing.."
+        apt-get -y install bc >/dev/null
+    fi
+
     # Display licence file and ask for concent.
     printf "\n*****************************************************************************************************\n\n"
     curl --silent $licence_url | cat
@@ -545,7 +551,9 @@ if [ "$mode" == "install" ]; then
     echo -e "Using allocation $(GB $alloc_ramKB) RAM, $(GB $alloc_swapKB) Swap, $(GB $alloc_diskKB) disk space, $alloc_instcount contract instances.\n"
 
     set_lease_amount
-    (( $(echo "$lease_amount > 0" |bc -l) )) && echo -e "Using lease amount $lease_amount EVRs.\n" || echo -e "Using anchor tenant target price as lease amount.\n"
+    # Commented for future consideration.
+    # (( $(echo "$lease_amount > 0" |bc -l) )) && echo -e "Using lease amount $lease_amount EVRs.\n" || echo -e "Using anchor tenant target price as lease amount.\n"
+    (( $(echo "$lease_amount > 0" |bc -l) )) && echo -e "Using lease amount $lease_amount EVRs.\n"
 
     echo "Starting installation..."
     install_evernode 0
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/lib/appenv.js b/mb-xrpl/lib/appenv.js
index bdf5d3c..48173e2 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/lib/appenv.js
+++ b/mb-xrpl/lib/appenv.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ appenv = {
     ACQUIRE_LEASE_TIMEOUT_THRESHOLD: 0.8,
     ACQUIRE_LEASE_WAIT_TIMEOUT_THRESHOLD: 0.4,
     SASHI_CLI_PATH: appenv.IS_DEV_MODE ? "../build/sashi" : "/usr/bin/sashi",
-    MB_VERSION: '0.0.5',
+    MB_VERSION: '0.5.0',
     TOS_HASH: 'BECF974A2C48C21F39046C1121E5DF7BD55648E1005172868CD5738C23E3C073'
 }
 Object.freeze(appenv);
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/lib/config-helper.js b/mb-xrpl/lib/config-helper.js
index 28830c4..2465981 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/lib/config-helper.js
+++ b/mb-xrpl/lib/config-helper.js
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 class ConfigHelper {
-    static readConfig(configPath, secretConfigPath) {
+    static readConfig(configPath, secretConfigPath = null) {
         if (!fs.existsSync(configPath))
             throw `Config file does not exist at ${configPath}`;
-        else if (!fs.existsSync(secretConfigPath))
-            throw `Secret config file does not exist at ${secretConfigPath}`;
 
         let config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath).toString());
-        const secretCfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(secretConfigPath).toString());
-        config.xrpl = { ...config.xrpl, ...secretCfg.xrpl };
+
+        if (secretConfigPath) {
+            if (!fs.existsSync(secretConfigPath))
+                throw `Secret config file does not exist at ${secretConfigPath}`;
+
+            const secretCfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(secretConfigPath).toString());
+            config.xrpl = { ...config.xrpl, ...secretCfg.xrpl };
+        }
 
         // Validate lease amount.
         if (config.xrpl.leaseAmount && typeof config.xrpl.leaseAmount === 'string') {
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/lib/message-board.js b/mb-xrpl/lib/message-board.js
index 07e179e..0ab9c00 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/lib/message-board.js
+++ b/mb-xrpl/lib/message-board.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class MessageBoard {
         this.activeInstanceCount = leaseRecords.length;
         console.log(`Active instance count: ${this.activeInstanceCount}`);
         // Update the registry with the active instance count.
-        await this.hostClient.updateRegInfo(this.activeInstanceCount);
+        await this.hostClient.updateRegInfo(this.activeInstanceCount, this.cfg.version);
         this.db.close();
 
         // Check for instance expiry.
@@ -113,7 +113,14 @@ class MessageBoard {
                         await this.destroyInstance(x.containerName, x.tenant, uriInfo.leaseIndex, true);
                         this.activeInstanceCount--;
                         await this.hostClient.updateRegInfo(this.activeInstanceCount);
-                        await this.updateLeaseStatus(x.txHash, LeaseStatus.EXPIRED);
+
+                        /**
+                         * Soft deletion for debugging purpose.
+                         */
+                        // await this.updateLeaseStatus(x.txHash, LeaseStatus.EXPIRED);
+
+                        // Delete the lease record related to this instance (Permanent Delete).
+                        await this.deleteLeaseRecord(x.txHash);
                         console.log(`Destroyed ${x.containerName}`);
                     }
                     catch (e) {
@@ -421,6 +428,10 @@ class MessageBoard {
             await this.db.updateValue(this.leaseTable, savingData, { tx_hash: txHash });
     }
 
+    async deleteLeaseRecord(txHash) {
+        await this.db.deleteValues(this.leaseTable, { tx_hash: txHash });
+    }
+
     getExpiryLedger(ledgerIndex, moments) {
         return ledgerIndex + moments * this.hostClient.config.momentSize;
     }
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/lib/setup.js b/mb-xrpl/lib/setup.js
index d55830f..71ca7bb 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/lib/setup.js
+++ b/mb-xrpl/lib/setup.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class Setup {
         };
     }
 
-    #getConfig() {
-        return ConfigHelper.readConfig(appenv.CONFIG_PATH, appenv.SECRET_CONFIG_PATH);
+    #getConfig(readSecret = true) {
+        return ConfigHelper.readConfig(appenv.CONFIG_PATH, readSecret? appenv.SECRET_CONFIG_PATH : null);
     }
 
     #saveConfig(cfg) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Setup {
     }
 
     async regInfo(isBasic) {
-        const acc = this.#getConfig().xrpl;
+        const acc = this.#getConfig(false).xrpl;
         console.log(`Registry address: ${acc.registryAddress}`);
         console.log(`Host account address: ${acc.address}`);
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Setup {
             });
 
             try {
-                const hostClient = new evernode.HostClient(acc.address, acc.secret);
+                const hostClient = new evernode.HostClient(acc.address);
                 await hostClient.connect();
 
                 const [evrBalance, hostInfo] = await Promise.all([hostClient.getEVRBalance(), hostClient.getRegistration()]);
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/lib/sqlite-handler.js b/mb-xrpl/lib/sqlite-handler.js
index fb8188b..d4722c0 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/lib/sqlite-handler.js
+++ b/mb-xrpl/lib/sqlite-handler.js
@@ -164,6 +164,25 @@ class SqliteDatabase {
         }
     }
 
+    async deleteValues(tableName, filter = null) {
+        if (!this.db)
+            throw 'Database connection is not open.';
+
+        let values = [];
+        let filterStr = '1 AND '
+        if (filter) {
+            const columnNames = Object.keys(filter);
+            for (const columnName of columnNames) {
+                filterStr += `${columnName} = ? AND `;
+                values.push(filter[columnName] ? filter[columnName] : 'NULL');
+            }
+        }
+        filterStr = filterStr.slice(0, -5);
+
+        const query = `DELETE FROM ${tableName} WHERE ${filterStr};`;
+        return (await this.runQuery(query, values));
+    }
+
     runQuery(query, params = null) {
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             this.db.run(query, params ? params : [], function (err) {
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/package-lock.json b/mb-xrpl/package-lock.json
index 4053ae3..ec26c32 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/package-lock.json
+++ b/mb-xrpl/package-lock.json
@@ -573,16 +573,18 @@
             }
         },
         "es-abstract": {
-            "version": "1.19.5",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.19.5.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-Aa2G2+Rd3b6kxEUKTF4TaW67czBLyAv3z7VOhYRU50YBx+bbsYZ9xQP4lMNazePuFlybXI0V4MruPos7qUo5fA==",
+            "version": "1.20.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.20.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-URbD8tgRthKD3YcC39vbvSDrX23upXnPcnGAjQfgxXF5ID75YcENawc9ZX/9iTP9ptUyfCLIxTTuMYoRfiOVKA==",
             "requires": {
                 "call-bind": "^1.0.2",
                 "es-to-primitive": "^1.2.1",
                 "function-bind": "^1.1.1",
+                "function.prototype.name": "^1.1.5",
                 "get-intrinsic": "^1.1.1",
                 "get-symbol-description": "^1.0.0",
                 "has": "^1.0.3",
+                "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0",
                 "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
                 "internal-slot": "^1.0.3",
                 "is-callable": "^1.2.4",
@@ -594,9 +596,10 @@
                 "object-inspect": "^1.12.0",
                 "object-keys": "^1.1.1",
                 "object.assign": "^4.1.2",
-                "string.prototype.trimend": "^1.0.4",
-                "string.prototype.trimstart": "^1.0.4",
-                "unbox-primitive": "^1.0.1"
+                "regexp.prototype.flags": "^1.4.1",
+                "string.prototype.trimend": "^1.0.5",
+                "string.prototype.trimstart": "^1.0.5",
+                "unbox-primitive": "^1.0.2"
             }
         },
         "es-to-primitive": {
@@ -773,9 +776,9 @@
             "dev": true
         },
         "evernode-js-client": {
-            "version": "0.4.30",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/evernode-js-client/-/evernode-js-client-0.4.30.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-MIkBuARgOb8xnomTviStG2W6M1hV/vQtI7iNnqehC3IgG8FKToqeSvZ43PplhL1iv236Exq5fD9+0puCgoOSoQ==",
+            "version": "0.4.31",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/evernode-js-client/-/evernode-js-client-0.4.31.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-jFs7G1dkQamQ3jKehoP+d+NWEok+ELsukJDY+IZyiViI/XZaTbAN+anOL0194NGVKRmC3RztDcYYKYaxeakhtw==",
             "requires": {
                 "elliptic": "6.5.4",
                 "ripple-address-codec": "4.2.0",
@@ -904,12 +907,28 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A=="
         },
+        "function.prototype.name": {
+            "version": "1.1.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function.prototype.name/-/function.prototype.name-1.1.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-uN7m/BzVKQnCUF/iW8jYea67v++2u7m5UgENbHRtdDVclOUP+FMPlCNdmk0h/ysGyo2tavMJEDqJAkJdRa1vMA==",
+            "requires": {
+                "call-bind": "^1.0.2",
+                "define-properties": "^1.1.3",
+                "es-abstract": "^1.19.0",
+                "functions-have-names": "^1.2.2"
+            }
+        },
         "functional-red-black-tree": {
             "version": "1.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/functional-red-black-tree/-/functional-red-black-tree-1.0.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-GwqzvVU7Kg1jmdKcDj6gslIHgyc=",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "functions-have-names": {
+            "version": "1.2.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/functions-have-names/-/functions-have-names-1.2.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-xckBUXyTIqT97tq2x2AMb+g163b5JFysYk0x4qxNFwbfQkmNZoiRHb6sPzI9/QV33WeuvVYBUIiD4NzNIyqaRQ=="
+        },
         "gauge": {
             "version": "2.7.4",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gauge/-/gauge-2.7.4.tgz",
@@ -1834,6 +1853,16 @@
                 "util-deprecate": "^1.0.1"
             }
         },
+        "regexp.prototype.flags": {
+            "version": "1.4.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regexp.prototype.flags/-/regexp.prototype.flags-1.4.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-fjggEOO3slI6Wvgjwflkc4NFRCTZAu5CnNfBd5qOMYhWdn67nJBBu34/TkD++eeFmd8C9r9jfXJ27+nSiRkSUA==",
+            "requires": {
+                "call-bind": "^1.0.2",
+                "define-properties": "^1.1.3",
+                "functions-have-names": "^1.2.2"
+            }
+        },
         "regexpp": {
             "version": "3.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regexpp/-/regexpp-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -2045,21 +2074,23 @@
             }
         },
         "string.prototype.trimend": {
-            "version": "1.0.4",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trimend/-/string.prototype.trimend-1.0.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-y9xCjw1P23Awk8EvTpcyL2NIr1j7wJ39f+k6lvRnSMz+mz9CGz9NYPelDk42kOz6+ql8xjfK8oYzy3jAP5QU5A==",
+            "version": "1.0.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trimend/-/string.prototype.trimend-1.0.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-I7RGvmjV4pJ7O3kdf+LXFpVfdNOxtCW/2C8f6jNiW4+PQchwxkCDzlk1/7p+Wl4bqFIZeF47qAHXLuHHWKAxog==",
             "requires": {
                 "call-bind": "^1.0.2",
-                "define-properties": "^1.1.3"
+                "define-properties": "^1.1.4",
+                "es-abstract": "^1.19.5"
             }
         },
         "string.prototype.trimstart": {
-            "version": "1.0.4",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trimstart/-/string.prototype.trimstart-1.0.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-jh6e984OBfvxS50tdY2nRZnoC5/mLFKOREQfw8t5yytkoUsJRNxvI/E39qu1sD0OtWI3OC0XgKSmcWwziwYuZw==",
+            "version": "1.0.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string.prototype.trimstart/-/string.prototype.trimstart-1.0.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-THx16TJCGlsN0o6dl2o6ncWUsdgnLRSA23rRE5pyGBw/mLr3Ej/R2LaqCtgP8VNMGZsvMWnf9ooZPyY2bHvUFg==",
             "requires": {
                 "call-bind": "^1.0.2",
-                "define-properties": "^1.1.3"
+                "define-properties": "^1.1.4",
+                "es-abstract": "^1.19.5"
             }
         },
         "string_decoder": {
@@ -2288,9 +2319,9 @@
             "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
         },
         "ws": {
-            "version": "8.5.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.5.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-BWX0SWVgLPzYwF8lTzEy1egjhS4S4OEAHfsO8o65WOVsrnSRGaSiUaa9e0ggGlkMTtBlmOpEXiie9RUcBO86qg=="
+            "version": "8.6.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.6.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-AzmM3aH3gk0aX7/rZLYvjdvZooofDu3fFOzGqcSnQ1tOcTWwhM/o+q++E8mAyVVIyUdajrkzWUGftaVSDLn1bw=="
         },
         "xrpl": {
             "version": "2.2.1",
@@ -2323,15 +2354,15 @@
                     }
                 },
                 "ripple-keypairs": {
-                    "version": "1.1.3",
-                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ripple-keypairs/-/ripple-keypairs-1.1.3.tgz",
-                    "integrity": "sha512-y74Y3c0g652BgpDhWsf0x98GnUyY2D9eO2ay2exienUfbIe00TeIiFhYXQhCGVnliGsxeV9WTpU+YuEWuIxuhw==",
+                    "version": "1.1.4",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ripple-keypairs/-/ripple-keypairs-1.1.4.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-PMMjTOxZmCSBOvHPj6bA+V/HGx7oFgDtGGI8VcZYuaFO2H87UX0X0jhfHy+LA2Xy31WYlD7GaDIDDt2QO+AMtw==",
                     "requires": {
                         "bn.js": "^5.1.1",
                         "brorand": "^1.0.5",
                         "elliptic": "^6.5.4",
                         "hash.js": "^1.0.3",
-                        "ripple-address-codec": "^4.2.3"
+                        "ripple-address-codec": "^4.2.4"
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/mb-xrpl/package.json b/mb-xrpl/package.json
index 9aaaa15..7bf1835 100644
--- a/mb-xrpl/package.json
+++ b/mb-xrpl/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "build": "npm run lint && ncc build app.js --minify -o dist"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "evernode-js-client": "0.4.30",
+        "evernode-js-client": "0.4.31",
         "sqlite3": "5.0.2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/hp_manager.cpp b/src/hp_manager.cpp
index 822874d..6237098 100644
--- a/src/hp_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/hp_manager.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ namespace hp
 
         LOG_INFO << "Destroying container " << container_name;
         if (docker_remove(info.username, container_name) == -1 ||
-            sqlite::update_status_in_container(db, container_name, CONTAINER_STATES[STATES::DESTROYED]) == -1)
+            // sqlite::update_status_in_container(db, container_name, CONTAINER_STATES[STATES::DESTROYED]) == -1) // Soft Deletion.
+            sqlite::delete_hp_instance(db, container_name) == -1) // Permanent Deletion.
         {
             LOG_ERROR << errno << ": Error destroying container " << container_name;
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/sqlite.cpp b/src/sqlite.cpp
index 72ffb36..22b5222 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlite.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace sqlite
 
     constexpr const char *IS_TABLE_EXISTS = "SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name = ?";
 
+    constexpr const char *DELETE_HP_INSTANCE = "DELETE FROM instances WHERE name = ?";
+
     // Message boad database queries
     constexpr const char *GET_LEASES_LIST = "SELECT timestamp, tx_hash, tenant_xrp_address, life_moments, container_name, created_on_ledger, status FROM leases WHERE status = 'Acquired' OR status = 'Extended'";
 
@@ -593,4 +595,24 @@ namespace sqlite
         sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
         return -1;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete an instance record based on the provided container name.
+     * @param db Database connection.
+     * @param container_name Name of the container which should be deleted.
+     * @return 0 on success and -1 on error.
+     */
+    int delete_hp_instance(sqlite3 *db, std::string_view container_name)
+    {
+        sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+        if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, DELETE_HP_INSTANCE, -1, &stmt, 0) == SQLITE_OK && stmt != NULL &&
+            sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, container_name.data(), container_name.length(), SQLITE_STATIC) == SQLITE_OK &&
+            sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_DONE)
+        {
+            sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        LOG_ERROR << "Error deleting container " << container_name;
+        return -1;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/sqlite.hpp b/src/sqlite.hpp
index fd6c793..ee99adf 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.hpp
+++ b/src/sqlite.hpp
@@ -82,5 +82,7 @@ namespace sqlite
     int get_instance(sqlite3 *db, std::string_view container_name, hp::instance_info &instance);
 
     int get_allocated_instance_count(sqlite3 *db);
+
+    int delete_hp_instance(sqlite3 *db, std::string_view container_name);
 }
 #endif