diff --git a/podman-peerjs/50_update.sh b/podman-peerjs/50_update.sh
index 98b5405..53c797d 100755
--- a/podman-peerjs/50_update.sh
+++ b/podman-peerjs/50_update.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ else
     echo Rebuilding container ${container_name}.
 fi
 
+# pull first for minimal downtime
 podman pull ${upstream_imageversion}
 
 ${ABSDIR}/80_destroy.sh
 ${ABSDIR}/10_install.sh
 ${ABSDIR}/20_enable.sh
 ${ABSDIR}/30_start.sh
+
+podman rmi ${current_imageversion}
+
+${ABSDIR}/00_status.sh