diff --git a/assets/playbooks/k3s.yml b/assets/playbooks/k3s.yml
index f7a6bbb..9f48c34 100644
--- a/assets/playbooks/k3s.yml
+++ b/assets/playbooks/k3s.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     - name: Install K3s agent
       ansible.builtin.shell: /tmp/k3s_install.sh
       environment:
-        K3S_URL: "https://{{ hostvars[groups['control_plane'][0]]['ansible_host'] }}:6443"
+        K3S_URL: "https://{{ hostvars[groups['control_plane'][0]]['inventory_hostname'] }}:6443"
         K3S_TOKEN: "{{ hostvars[groups['control_plane'][0]]['node_token']['stdout'] }}"
 
 - name: Configure kubectl on control plane
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       kubernetes.core.k8s_taint:
         kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig }}"
         state: present
-        name: "{{ hostvars[groups['control_plane'][0]]['ansible_host'] }}"
+        name: "{{ hostvars[groups['control_plane'][0]]['inventory_hostname'] }}"
         taints:
           - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
             effect: "NoSchedule"
diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index cec460a..d8b8323 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ func createTemplates(overwrite bool) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error creating templates directory: %w", err)
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("Templates directory created at %s\n", templatesDir)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Templates directory already exists at %s\n", templatesDir)
 	}
 	return initializeFiles(assets.TemplateFiles, "templates", templatesDir, overwrite)
 }
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@ func createPlaybooks(overwrite bool) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error creating playbooks directory: %w", err)
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("Playbooks directory created at %s\n", playbooksDir)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Playbooks directory already exists at %s\n", playbooksDir)
 	}
 	return initializeFiles(assets.PlaybookFiles, "playbooks", playbooksDir, overwrite)
 }
@@ -154,8 +160,10 @@ func createDefaultKeysDir() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error creating default keys directory: %w", err)
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("Default keys directory created at %s\n", defaultKeysDir)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Default keys directory already exists at %s\n", defaultKeysDir)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Default keys directory created at %s\n", defaultKeysDir)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -177,8 +185,10 @@ func createDefaultLabStorage() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error writing default lab storage file: %w", err)
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("Default lab storage file created at %s\n", labStorageFile)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Default lab storage file already exists at %s\n", labStorageFile)
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Default lab storage file created at %s\n", labStorageFile)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +213,6 @@ func initializeFiles(sourceFS embed.FS, sourceDir, targetDir string, overwrite b
 
 		relPath := path[len(sourceDir+"/"):]
 		targetPath := filepath.Join(targetDir, relPath)
-		fmt.Printf("Extracting %s to %s\n", path, targetPath)
 
 		// Ensure subdirectories exist
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(targetPath), 0755); err != nil {
@@ -216,6 +225,7 @@ func initializeFiles(sourceFS embed.FS, sourceDir, targetDir string, overwrite b
 				return nil // Skip if file exists and overwrite is false
 			}
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("Extracting %s to %s\n", path, targetPath)
 		return os.WriteFile(targetPath, content, 0644)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/lab/lab.go b/internal/lab/lab.go
index 97d4ab1..f866aa0 100644
--- a/internal/lab/lab.go
+++ b/internal/lab/lab.go
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ func (m *ManagerSvc) Delete(labName string, force bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// Check if the lab is ready for deletion
+	if !lab.Status.DeleteAfter.Before(time.Now().UTC()) && !force {
+		return fmt.Errorf("lab %s is not ready for deletion", labName)
+	}
 	// delete volumes first
 	for _, volume := range lab.Status.Volumes {
 		m.Logger.Debug("deleting volume", "volume", volume.ObjectMeta.Name)