diff --git a/kvm-install-vm b/kvm-install-vm
index b4174b1..ca203e7 100755
--- a/kvm-install-vm
+++ b/kvm-install-vm
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ function delete_vm ()
 {
     VM=$1
 
+    # Set defaults to get IMAGEDIR
+    set_defaults
+
     if [ "${DOMAIN_EXISTS}" -eq 1 ]
     then
         echo "[$(date +%r)]----> Destroying ${VM} domain..."
diff --git a/tests/check_script.bats b/tests/check_script.bats
index f72e46a..eb7194e 100644
--- a/tests/check_script.bats
+++ b/tests/check_script.bats
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ VMNAME=batstestvm
     run bash -c "virsh -q domstate $VMNAME"
     [[ "$output" =~ "error: failed to get domain '$VMNAME'" ]]
 }
+
+@test "Check destroyed VM files" {
+    run bash -c "ls $HOME/virt/images/$VMNAME"
+    [[ "$output" =~ "No such file or directory" ]]
+}