diff --git a/howto/retire-a-host.md b/howto/retire-a-host.md
index 409afe0452dd1cbb69d8d781ef7a38fe6d51de87..8c7b5cc6fe28fa77b79f0fbaeac3e6159bc83ce5 100644
--- a/howto/retire-a-host.md
+++ b/howto/retire-a-host.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ provided you follow the warnings.
     * If the VM is on a KVM host: `virsh shutdown $host`, or at least stop the
     primary service on the machine
 
-    * If the machine is on ganeti: `gnt-instance remove $host`
+    * If the machine is on ganeti: `gnt-instance stop $host`
 
  4. On KVM hosts, undefine the VM: `virsh undefine $host`
 
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ provided you follow the warnings.
     
           echo 'rm -r /srv/vmstore/gayi.torproject.org/' | at now + 7 days
 
+    * On Ganeti hosts, remove the actual instance with a delay, from
+      the Ganeti master:
+
+          gnt-instance remove $host | at now + 7 days
+
     * for a normal machine or a machine we do not own the parent host
       for, wipe the disks using the method described below