diff --git a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/pipeline/PodTemplateStepExecution.java b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/pipeline/PodTemplateStepExecution.java
index 8a62cb4ec3..ff13a06ee6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/pipeline/PodTemplateStepExecution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/csanchez/jenkins/plugins/kubernetes/pipeline/PodTemplateStepExecution.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ protected void finished(StepContext context) throws Exception {
             if (cloud instanceof KubernetesCloud) {
                 KubernetesCloud kubernetesCloud = (KubernetesCloud) cloud;
                 kubernetesCloud.removeTemplate(podTemplate);
+                kubernetesCloud.connect().pods().withName(podTemplate.getName()).delete();
             }
         }
     }