diff --git a/group_vars/all b/group_vars/all
index aeb4c990..43e780e4 100644
--- a/group_vars/all
+++ b/group_vars/all
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # General
+reset_files:          false       # Cleans up all CyMaIS files. It's necessary to run to whole playbook and not particial roles when using this function.
 verbose:              false       # Prints well formated debug information
 top_domain:           "localhost" # Change this in inventory to your domain
 ip4_address:          "127.0.0.1" # Change thie in inventory to the ip address of your server
diff --git a/roles/backup-docker-to-local/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup-docker-to-local/tasks/main.yml
index 14ff4563..9cbedb28 100644
--- a/roles/backup-docker-to-local/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup-docker-to-local/tasks/main.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
     on_calendar:  "{{on_calendar_backup_docker_to_local}}"
   when: run_once_backup_docker_to_local is not defined
 
+- name: "reset {{ backup_docker_to_local_folder }}databases.csv"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ backup_docker_to_local_folder }}databases.csv"
+    state: absent
+  when: reset_files | bool and run_once_backup_docker_to_local is not defined
+
 - name: seed database values
   command:
     cmd: "python database_entry_seeder.py databases.csv {{database_instance}} {{database_databasename}} {{database_username}} {{database_password}}"