diff --git a/pikit-prep.sh b/pikit-prep.sh
index 5b5a49d..9e089ac 100755
--- a/pikit-prep.sh
+++ b/pikit-prep.sh
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ prep_image() {
     pihole -f >/dev/null 2>&1 && status CLEANED "pihole logs via pihole -f" || status FAIL "pihole -f"
     clean_logs_dir /var/log/pihole '*'
     clean_file /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+    clean_file /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db-wal
+    clean_file /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db-shm
+    clean_file /etc/pihole/dhcp.leases
+    clean_file /etc/pihole/install.log
+    clean_file /etc/pihole/gravity_old.db
+    truncate_file /var/log/pihole-FTL.log
   fi
 
   if [ -x /opt/AdGuardHome/AdGuardHome ]; then
@@ -632,6 +638,14 @@ check_image() {
     status FAIL "DietPi RAMlog store missing"
   fi
 
+  section "Pi-hole state"
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db-wal
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db-shm
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/dhcp.leases
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/install.log
+  check_file_missing /etc/pihole/gravity_old.db
+
   section "Caches"
   du -sh /var/cache/apt /var/lib/apt/lists /var/cache/debconf 2>/dev/null || true