diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/destroy.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/destroy.go
index d884d8600..e74f29ca0 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/destroy.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/destroy.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/loft-sh/log"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/log/survey"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli/destroy"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli/flags"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/cli/start"
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ func NewDestroyCmd(globalFlags *flags.GlobalFlags) *cobra.Command {
 
 Destroys a vCluster Platform instance in your Kubernetes cluster.
 
+IMPORTANT: This action is done against the cluster the the kube-context is pointing to, and not the vCluster Platform instance that is logged in.
+It does not require logging in to vCluster Platform. 
+
 Please make sure you meet the following requirements
 before running this command:
 
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ VirtualClusterInstances managed with driver helm will be deleted, but the underl
 	destroyCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cmd.DeleteNamespace, "delete-namespace", true, "Whether to delete the namespace or not")
 	destroyCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cmd.IgnoreNotFound, "ignore-not-found", false, "Exit successfully if platform installation is not found")
 	destroyCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cmd.Force, "force", false, "Try uninstalling even if the platform is not installed. '--namespace' is required if true")
+	destroyCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cmd.NonInteractive, "non-interactive", false, "Will not prompt for confirmation")
 	destroyCmd.Flags().IntVar(&cmd.TimeoutMinutes, "timeout-minutes", 5, "How long to try deleting the platform before giving up")
 
 	return destroyCmd
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ VirtualClusterInstances managed with driver helm will be deleted, but the underl
 
 func (cmd *DestroyCmd) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// initialise clients, verify binaries exist, sanity-check context
-	err := cmd.Options.Prepare()
+	err := cmd.Options.Prepare(cmd.NonInteractive)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare clients: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -97,9 +103,35 @@ func (cmd *DestroyCmd) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("platform not installed in namespace %q", cmd.Namespace)
 	}
 
+	if !cmd.NonInteractive {
+		deleteOpt := "delete"
+		out, err := cmd.Log.Question(&survey.QuestionOptions{
+			Question: fmt.Sprintf("IMPORTANT! You are destroy the vCluster Platform in the namespace %q.\nThis may result in data loss. Please ensure your kube-context is pointed at the right cluster.\n Please type %q to continue:", cmd.Namespace, deleteOpt),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to prompt for confirmation: %w", err)
+		}
+		if out != deleteOpt {
+			cmd.Log.Info("destroy cancelled")
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = destroy.Destroy(ctx, cmd.DeleteOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to destroy platform: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	cmd.Log.Infof("deleting platform config at %q", cmd.Config)
+	cliConfig := cmd.LoadedConfig(cmd.Log)
+	err = cliConfig.Delete()
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) && cmd.IgnoreNotFound {
+			cmd.Log.Info("no platform config detected")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete platform config: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/config/config.go b/pkg/cli/config/config.go
index 9593015bf..fafb4a940 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/config/config.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -53,6 +55,45 @@ func (c *CLI) Save() error {
 	return Write(path, c)
 }
 
+func (c *CLI) Delete() error {
+	if c == nil || c.path == "" {
+		return errors.New("nil config path")
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Open(c.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file from %q : %w", c.path, err)
+	}
+	stat, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file from %q: %w", c.path, err)
+	}
+	if stat.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file %q", c.path)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	fileBytes, err := io.ReadAll(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read all: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(fileBytes))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	tryRead := &CLI{}
+	err = decoder.Decode(tryRead)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshall vcluster configuration from %q: %w", c.path, err)
+	}
+
+	// delete file at path
+	err = os.Remove(c.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete configuration file at %q: %w", c.path, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Read returns the current config by trying to read it from the given config path.
 // It returns a new default config if there have been any errors during the read.
 func Read(path string, log log.Logger) *CLI {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/destroy/destroy.go b/pkg/cli/destroy/destroy.go
index 639b1f6ea..65c6f4f4e 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/destroy/destroy.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/destroy/destroy.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type DeleteOptions struct {
 	DeleteNamespace bool
 	IgnoreNotFound  bool
 	Force           bool
+	NonInteractive  bool
 	TimeoutMinutes  int
 }
 
@@ -152,22 +153,6 @@ func Destroy(ctx context.Context, opts DeleteOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, name := range clihelper.DefaultClusterRoles {
-		name := name + "-binding"
-		opts.Log.Infof("deleting clusterrolebinding %q", name)
-		err := opts.KubeClient.RbacV1().ClusterRoleBindings().Delete(ctx, name+"-binding", metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-		if err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete clusterrole: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-	for _, name := range clihelper.DefaultClusterRoles {
-		opts.Log.Infof("deleting clusterrole %q", name)
-		err := opts.KubeClient.RbacV1().ClusterRoles().Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-		if err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete clusterrole: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	opts.Log.Info("deleting CRDS")
 	err = wait.ExponentialBackoffWithContext(ctx, wait.Backoff{Duration: time.Second, Factor: backoffFactor, Cap: time.Duration(opts.TimeoutMinutes) * time.Minute, Steps: math.MaxInt32}, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		list, err := apiextensionclientset.ApiextensionsV1().CustomResourceDefinitions().List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
@@ -236,6 +221,22 @@ func Destroy(ctx context.Context, opts DeleteOptions) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, name := range clihelper.DefaultClusterRoles {
+		name := name + "-binding"
+		opts.Log.Infof("deleting clusterrolebinding %q", name)
+		err := opts.KubeClient.RbacV1().ClusterRoleBindings().Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		if err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete clusterrole: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, name := range clihelper.DefaultClusterRoles {
+		opts.Log.Infof("deleting clusterrole %q", name)
+		err := opts.KubeClient.RbacV1().ClusterRoles().Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		if err != nil && !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete clusterrole: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/start/start.go b/pkg/cli/start/start.go
index 799e58865..184379a52 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/start/start.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/start/start.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (l *LoftStarter) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		l.LocalPort = "9898"
 	}
 
-	err := l.Prepare()
+	err := l.Prepare(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (l *LoftStarter) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Prepare initializes clients, verifies the existense of binaries, and ensures we are starting with the right kube context
-func (l *Options) Prepare() error {
+func (l *Options) Prepare(cliNonInteractive bool) error {
 	platformClient := platform.NewClientFromConfig(l.LoadedConfig(l.Log))
 
 	platformConfig := platformClient.Config().Platform
@@ -160,15 +160,18 @@ func (l *Options) Prepare() error {
 	if l.Context != "" {
 		contextToLoad = l.Context
 	} else if platformConfig.LastInstallContext != "" && platformConfig.LastInstallContext != contextToLoad {
-		contextToLoad, err = l.Log.Question(&survey.QuestionOptions{
-			Question:     product.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("Seems like you try to use 'vcluster %s' with a different kubernetes context than before. Please choose which kubernetes context you want to use", l.CommandName)),
-			DefaultValue: contextToLoad,
-			Options:      []string{contextToLoad, platformConfig.LastInstallContext},
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		if !cliNonInteractive {
+			contextToLoad, err = l.Log.Question(&survey.QuestionOptions{
+				Question:     product.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("Seems like you try to use 'vcluster %s' with a different kubernetes context than before. Please choose which kubernetes context you want to use", l.CommandName)),
+				DefaultValue: contextToLoad,
+				Options:      []string{contextToLoad, platformConfig.LastInstallContext},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	l.Context = contextToLoad
 
 	platformConfig.LastInstallContext = contextToLoad
diff --git a/pkg/platform/client.go b/pkg/platform/client.go
index 92406f14b..2cba31484 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/client.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/client.go
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ func (c *client) Save() error {
 	return c.config.Save()
 }
 
+func (c *client) Delete() error {
+	return c.config.Delete()
+}
+
 func (c *client) ManagementConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 	return c.restConfig("/kubernetes/management")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/platform/clihelper/clihelper.go b/pkg/platform/clihelper/clihelper.go
index 222b844de..b79e338bf 100644
--- a/pkg/platform/clihelper/clihelper.go
+++ b/pkg/platform/clihelper/clihelper.go
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ var defaultDeploymentName = "loft"
 
 var DefaultClusterRoles = []string{
 	"loft-agent-cluster",
-	"loft-runnner-cluster",
+	"loft-runner-cluster",
 	"loft-vcluster-cluster",
+	"loft-cluster-authenticated",
+	"loft-management-authenticated",
 }
 
 func Timeout() time.Duration {