diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 656a2fe..99633cc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def main(vm_prefix, host_prefix):
             e_status = e.value["status"]
 
             if e_status == "TIMEOUT":
+                client.client.delete(e.key)
                 logging.info("Timeout")
                 hosts = client.get_prefix(host_prefix, value_in_json=True)
                 dead_hosts = dead_host_detection(hosts)