diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 912bcf954638f7a91181330057872fe4169f72d6..1677402fc5a7cd6b25bc4f2b440ba13464f51d0b 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ spec:
       - selector: # delete zookeeper nodes to reset zookeeper
           pod:
             matchLabels:
-              app: "cp-zookeeper"
-          container: "cp-zookeeper-server"
+              app: "zookeeper-client"
+          container: "zookeeper-client"
         exec:
-          command: ["zookeeper-shell", "localhost:2181",
-          "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc1-application-1"]
+          command: ["bin/zkCli.sh", "-server", "theodolite-kafka-zoo-entrance:2181", "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc1-application-1"]
           timeoutSeconds: 60
   loadGenerator:
     resources:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 1702c025a1a6cfe3690f1f137e975929a543c0ce..2a52ef26a6b969c12bcb27add90e80b938bf141c 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ spec:
       - selector: # delete zookeeper nodes to reset zookeeper
           pod:
             matchLabels:
-              app: "cp-zookeeper"
-          container: "cp-zookeeper-server"
+              app: "zookeeper-client"
+          container: "zookeeper-client"
         exec:
-          command: ["zookeeper-shell", "localhost:2181",
-           "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc2-application-1"]
+          command: ["bin/zkCli.sh", "-server", "theodolite-kafka-zoo-entrance:2181", "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc2-application-1"]
           timeoutSeconds: 60
   loadGenerator:
     resources:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 52e1f9a3aae588fa66b857cb3ffbe1f7f1527284..314b5037cf5548eced5fd01b44a40b8941d1e8a9 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ spec:
       - selector: # delete zookeeper nodes to reset zookeeper
           pod:
             matchLabels:
-              app: "cp-zookeeper"
-          container: "cp-zookeeper-server"
+              app: "zookeeper-client"
+          container: "zookeeper-client"
         exec:
-          command: ["zookeeper-shell", "localhost:2181",
-           "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc3-application-1"]
+          command: ["bin/zkCli.sh", "-server", "theodolite-kafka-zoo-entrance:2181", "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc3-application-1"]
           timeoutSeconds: 60
   loadGenerator:
     resources:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index aae76e2cf7ba5ea71f83970fafd28afab9da7d15..cc12390f5e4720828a451f35f42861a5a7f2df2b 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ spec:
       - selector: # delete zookeeper nodes to reset zookeeper
           pod:
             matchLabels:
-              app: "cp-zookeeper"
-          container: "cp-zookeeper-server"
+              app: "zookeeper-client"
+          container: "zookeeper-client"
         exec:
-          command: ["zookeeper-shell", "localhost:2181",
-           "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc4-application-1"]
+          command: ["bin/zkCli.sh", "-server", "theodolite-kafka-zoo-entrance:2181", "deleteall", "/app-theodolite-uc4-application-1"]
           timeoutSeconds: 60
   loadGenerator:
     resources: