diff --git a/lab1/part1/README.md b/lab1/part1/README.md
index 173d367..355e497 100644
--- a/lab1/part1/README.md
+++ b/lab1/part1/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ In this lab you need to create a bridge for the provided containerlab topology.
 
 Put all of your commands in do-lab.sh
 
+For this lab, you will need to create a switch/bridge, that will allow for transfer of data through the switch.
+
+* Before submitting you lab, be sure to run `./provided/make_dirs.sh`
+* When adding commands to the do-lab.sh the alias may or may not work, so the full command is recommended.
+* Before running capture_submission.sh ensure that you have run `containerlab destroy` or the script will fail
+
+
 
 # Provided
 
diff --git a/lab1/part1/provided/capture_submission.sh b/lab1/part1/provided/capture_submission.sh
index 9404cd8..784dfe4 100755
--- a/lab1/part1/provided/capture_submission.sh
+++ b/lab1/part1/provided/capture_submission.sh
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ chmod +x ./provided/change_mac_addrs.sh
 
 
 # clear pcap files
-docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host1 touch /lab-folder/h1.pcap
-docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host2 touch /lab-folder/h2.pcap
-docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host3 touch /lab-folder/h3.pcap
-docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host4 touch /lab-folder/h4.pcap
+docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host1 rm /lab-folder/h1.pcap
+docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host2 rm /lab-folder/h2.pcap
+docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host3 rm /lab-folder/h3.pcap
+docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host4 rm /lab-folder/h4.pcap
 
 # start packet capture in background
 docker exec clab-lab1-part1-host1 tshark -i eth1 -f "host 1.1.1.1" -w /lab-folder/h1.pcap &
diff --git a/lab1/part1/provided/clean.sh b/lab1/part1/provided/clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..673ab7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab1/part1/provided/clean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -rf submission*
+rm lab-host*/*pcap
+
+