diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f207fce..cdf03de6 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 #   - all (default):  Builds all targets and runs all tests/checks
 #   - clean:          Cleans the docker containers.
 #   - check:          Setup as master node, and runs all tests/checks, will be triggered by CI
-#   - deep-clean: 	  Clean up all docker images and local storage.
-#   - doc:       	  Start a local web service to explore the documentation
+#   - deep-clean:     Clean up all docker images and local storage.
+#   - doc:            Start a local web service to explore the documentation
 #   - docker[-clean]: Build/clean docker images locally
 #   - docker-compose: Start development docker-compose.
-#   - license:		  Checks sourrce files for Apache license header
-#   - local: 		  Run all services ad-hoc
 #   - help:           Output the help instructions for each command
+#   - license:        Checks source files for Apache license header
+#   - local:          Run all services ad-hoc
 #   - reset:          Clean up and remove local storage (only use for development)
 #   - restart:        Stop the cello service and then start
 #   - setup-master:   Setup the host as a master node, install pkg and download docker images
@@ -132,10 +132,9 @@ all: check
 
 clean: ##@Clean Stop services and clean docker containers.
 	make stop
-	if docker ps -a | grep "cello-"; then \
-		docker ps -a | grep "cello-" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs docker rm -f >/dev/null 2>&1; \
-	fi
-
+	@-docker ps -a --filter "name=cello-" --format "{{.ID}}" | xargs docker rm -f >/dev/null 2>&1
+	@echo "Cleared out containers"
+	
 check: ##@Code Check code format
 	@$(MAKE) license
 	find ./docs -type f -name "*.md" -exec egrep -l " +$$" {} \;
@@ -143,14 +142,11 @@ check: ##@Code Check code format
 	make docker-compose
 	MODE=dev make start
 	sleep 10
-	# make test-api
 	MODE=dev make stop
 	make check-dashboard
 
 deep-clean: ##@Clean Stop services, clean docker images and remove mounted local storage.
-	make stop
-	make clean
-	make clean-docker-images
+	make clean-images
 	rm -rf $(LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH)
 
 doc: ##@Documentation Build local online documentation and start serve
@@ -159,21 +155,20 @@ doc: ##@Documentation Build local online documentation and start serve
 
 docker: images ##@Build Build all required docker images locally
 
-docker-clean:##@Clean Clean docker images locally  
-	make stop
+docker-clean:##@Clean Clean docker images locally
 	make clean-images
 
 docker-compose: api-engine fabric docker-rest-agent dashboard ##@Development Start development docker-compose
 
+help: ##@Help Show this help.
+	@perl -e '$(HELP_FUN)' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
 license:  ##@Code Check source files for Apache license header
 	scripts/check_license.sh
 
 local:##@Development Run all services ad-hoc
 	make docker-compose start-docker-compose 
 
-help: ##@Help Show this help.
-	@perl -e '$(HELP_FUN)' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
-
 reset:##@Development Clean up and remove local storage (only use for development)
 	make clean 
 	echo "Clean up and remove all local storage..."
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@ start: ##@Service Start service
 	make start-docker-compose
 
 stop: ##@Service Stop service
-	if [ "$(CONFIG_DOCKER_COMPOSE_DEPLOY)" = "y" ]; then \
+	@if [ "$(CONFIG_DOCKER_COMPOSE_DEPLOY)" = "y" ]; then \
 		make stop-docker-compose; \
 	else \
 		make stop-k8s; \
@@ -199,9 +194,13 @@ stop: ##@Service Stop service
 
 ## Help rules
 clean-images: 
+	@echo "Clean all cello related images, may need to remove all containers"
 	make clean
-	echo "Clean all cello related images, may need to remove all containers before"
-	docker images | grep "cello-" | awk '{print $3}' | xargs docker rmi -f
+	@-docker images --filter=reference='hyperledger/*cello*' --format '{{.ID}}' | xargs -r docker rmi -f 2>/dev/null  
+	@echo "Images deleted!"
+	@echo "Pruning dangling images..."
+	docker image prune
+	@echo "Dangling images pruned, cleanup finished!"
 
 check-dashboard:
 	docker compose -f tests/dashboard/docker-compose.yml up --abort-on-container-exit || (echo "check dashboard failed $$?"; exit 1)
@@ -253,4 +252,4 @@ dashboard:
 	clean-images \
 	start-docker-compose \
 	stop-docker-compose \
-	images \
+	images \
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