diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ def run(ctx):
 @task
 def delete(ctx):
     # todo don't delete certs that have big timeouts to remake
-    ctx.run("kubectl delete -n pomerium job/pomerium-gen-secrets --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
-    ctx.run("skaffold delete -f use-invoke-not-skaffold.yaml ", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/51-pomerium-staging-issuer.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/51-pomerium-production-issuer.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/60-auth-cert.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
     ctx.run("kubectl delete pomerium/global --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
-    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/60-auth-cert.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
-    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/51-pomerium-production-issuer.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
-    ctx.run("kubectl delete -f config/51-pomerium-staging-issuer.yaml --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("skaffold delete -f use-invoke-not-skaffold.yaml ", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("kubectl delete -n pomerium job/pomerium-gen-secrets --ignore-not-found", echo=True)
 
 
 '''