diff --git a/.github/actions/control-instance/action.yml b/.github/actions/control-instance/action.yml
index fb090390..28a2be79 100644
--- a/.github/actions/control-instance/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/control-instance/action.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
   command_name:
     description:
-      "Name of the command to execute: create, delete, shelve, unshelve"
+      "Name of the command to execute: create, delete_instance, shelve, unshelve"
     required: true
   instance_name_prefix:
     description: "Instance name prefix"
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Validate command
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        if [[ ! $COMMAND_NAME =~ ^create|delete|shelve|unshelve$ ]]; then
-          echo "::error ::Unknown command name 'COMMAND_NAME'. Valid commands are 'create', 'delete', 'shelve' or 'unshelve'."
+        if [[ ! $COMMAND_NAME =~ ^create|delete_instance|shelve|unshelve$ ]]; then
+          echo "::error ::Unknown command name 'COMMAND_NAME'. Valid commands are 'create', 'delete_instance', 'shelve' or 'unshelve'."
           exit 1
         fi
       env:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ runs:
           expected_status="ACTIVE"
         elif [[ $COMMAND_NAME == "create" ]]; then
           expected_status="ACTIVE"
-        elif [[ $COMMAND_NAME == "delete" ]]; then
+        elif [[ $COMMAND_NAME == "delete_instance" ]]; then
           expected_status=""
         fi
         echo "expected_status [$expected_status]"
@@ -245,4 +245,4 @@ runs:
         issue_number: ${{ inputs.issue_number }}
         instance_name: ${{ steps.define.outputs.instance_name }}
         instance_status:
-          ${{ inputs.command_name == 'delete' && 'DELETED' || '' }}
+          ${{ inputs.command_name == 'delete_instance' && 'DELETED' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/control-instance-from-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/control-instance-from-workflow.yml
index 7ceadd96..2a850989 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/control-instance-from-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/control-instance-from-workflow.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ on:
         type: number
       command_name:
         description:
-          "Name of the command to execute: create, delete, shelve, unshelve"
+          "Name of the command to execute: create, delete_instance, shelve,
+          unshelve"
         required: true
         type: string
   workflow_call:
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ on:
         type: number
       command_name:
         description:
-          "Name of the command to execute: create, delete, shelve, unshelve"
+          "Name of the command to execute: create, delete_instance, shelve,
+          unshelve"
         required: true
         type: string
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/control-instance.yml b/.github/workflows/control-instance.yml
index 732517ad..1c3ce176 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/control-instance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/control-instance.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request && (
       contains(github.event.comment.body, '/unshelve') ||
       contains(github.event.comment.body, '/shelve') ||
-      contains(github.event.comment.body, '/delete') ) }}
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, '/delete_instance') ) }}
     steps:
       - name: unshelve command
         id: unshelve_command
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ jobs:
             "${{ vars.MORPHOCLOUD_GITHUB_ADMINS }},${{
             github.event.issue.user.login }}"
 
-      - name: delete command
-        id: delete_command
+      - name: delete_instance command
+        id: delete_instance_command
         uses: github/command@v1.2.0
         with:
-          command: "/delete"
+          command: "/delete_instance"
           reaction: "rocket"
           allowed_contexts: "issue"
           permissions: "write,maintain,admin"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         if:
           ${{ steps.unshelve_command.outputs.continue == 'true' ||
           steps.shelve_command.outputs.continue == 'true' ||
-          steps.delete_command.outputs.continue == 'true' }}
+          steps.delete_instance_command.outputs.continue == 'true' }}
         run: |
           if [[ "$UNSHELVE_COMMAND_CONTINUE" == "true" ]]; then
             continue="$UNSHELVE_COMMAND_CONTINUE"
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ jobs:
             continue="$SHELVE_COMMAND_CONTINUE"
             command_name="shelve"
             comment_id="${{ steps.shelve_command.outputs.comment_id }}"
-          elif [[ "$DELETE_COMMAND_CONTINUE" == "true" ]]; then
-            continue="$DELETE_COMMAND_CONTINUE"
-            command_name="delete"
-            comment_id="${{ steps.delete_command.outputs.comment_id }}"
+          elif [[ "$DELETE_INSTANCE_COMMAND_CONTINUE" == "true" ]]; then
+            continue="$DELETE_INSTANCE_COMMAND_CONTINUE"
+            command_name="delete_instance"
+            comment_id="${{ steps.delete_instance_command.outputs.comment_id }}"
           else
             continue="false"
             command_name=""
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ jobs:
           UNSHELVE_COMMAND_CONTINUE:
             ${{ steps.unshelve_command.outputs.continue }}
           SHELVE_COMMAND_CONTINUE: ${{ steps.shelve_command.outputs.continue }}
-          DELETE_COMMAND_CONTINUE: ${{ steps.delete_command.outputs.continue }}
+          DELETE_INSTANCE_COMMAND_CONTINUE:
+            ${{ steps.delete_instance_command.outputs.continue }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/issue-commands.md b/issue-commands.md
index 66292d11..81a65784 100644
--- a/issue-commands.md
+++ b/issue-commands.md
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 _The commands described below may be added as issue comments. Only one command
 may be entered per comment._
 
-| Command         | Description                                        | Who                  |
-| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
-| `/shelve`       | Shelve the instance.                               | Issue creator, Admin |
-| `/unshelve`     | Unshelve the instance.                             | Issue creator, Admin |
-| `/encode_email` | Update issue description obfuscating email.        | Issue creator, Admin |
-| `/decode_email` | Update issue description deobfuscating email.      | Issue creator, Admin |
-| `/email`        | Send email to _Issue creator_ with connection URL. | Issue creator, Admin |
-| `/create`       | Create the instance.                               | Admin                |
-| `/delete`       | Delete the instance.                               | Admin                |
+| Command            | Description                                        | Who                  |
+| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
+| `/shelve`          | Shelve the instance.                               | Issue creator, Admin |
+| `/unshelve`        | Unshelve the instance.                             | Issue creator, Admin |
+| `/encode_email`    | Update issue description obfuscating email.        | Issue creator, Admin |
+| `/decode_email`    | Update issue description deobfuscating email.      | Issue creator, Admin |
+| `/email`           | Send email to _Issue creator_ with connection URL. | Issue creator, Admin |
+| `/create`          | Create the instance.                               | Admin                |
+| `/delete_instance` | Delete the instance.                               | Admin                |