diff --git a/execution/run_uc1-new.sh b/execution/run_uc1-new.sh
index 446d54f4817d9dce711d30627871f7beab9bd411..3a3d316ce9afc2569201ed861dc2c11b87c202ce 100755
--- a/execution/run_uc1-new.sh
+++ b/execution/run_uc1-new.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ kubectl delete -f uc1-application/aggregation-deployment.yaml
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list"
 
-kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
+#kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 while test $(kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l) -gt 0
 do
+    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
     echo "Wait for topic deletion"
     sleep 5s
     # Sometimes a second deletion seems to be required
-    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 done
diff --git a/execution/run_uc2-new.sh b/execution/run_uc2-new.sh
index 1e0c1d819353c648cbd654505c790a618bfae148..5799a36f628bf49b716ecf01defb463056975fc0 100755
--- a/execution/run_uc2-new.sh
+++ b/execution/run_uc2-new.sh
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ kubectl delete -f uc2-application/aggregation-deployment.yaml
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list"
 
-kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
+#kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 while test $(kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l) -gt 0
 do
+    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
     echo "Wait for topic deletion"
     sleep 5s
     # Sometimes a second deletion seems to be required
-    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 done
diff --git a/execution/run_uc3-new.sh b/execution/run_uc3-new.sh
index 2fa5efae3a89f82fe480fa2aeddf84d160d97e61..60e2950c22156f767be4ecfa4c597e7d114f3e77 100755
--- a/execution/run_uc3-new.sh
+++ b/execution/run_uc3-new.sh
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ kubectl delete -f uc3-application/aggregation-deployment.yaml
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list"
 
-kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
+#kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 while test $(kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l) -gt 0
 do
+    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
     echo "Wait for topic deletion"
     sleep 5s
     # Sometimes a second deletion seems to be required
-    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 done
diff --git a/execution/run_uc4-new.sh b/execution/run_uc4-new.sh
index 095e052b5a1acb705a47e05cb6ad27fd838a507d..eab9a1d0518d1b8d86614b47c59d4a249c0983cf 100755
--- a/execution/run_uc4-new.sh
+++ b/execution/run_uc4-new.sh
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ kubectl delete -f uc4-application/aggregation-deployment.yaml
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l
 #kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list"
 
-kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
+#kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 while test $(kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --list" | sed -n '/^titan-.*/p;/^input$/p;/^output$/p;/^configuration$/p' | wc -l) -gt 0
 do
+    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
     echo "Wait for topic deletion"
     sleep 5s
     # Sometimes a second deletion seems to be required
-    kubectl exec kafka-client -- bash -c "kafka-topics --zookeeper my-confluent-cp-zookeeper:2181 --delete --topic 'input,output,configuration,titan-.*'"
 done
 
 #TODO maybe delete schemas