diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 613230f..e212463 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # sudo apt update
 # sudo apt install git wget flex bison gperf python3 python3-pip python3-venv cmake ninja-build ccache libffi-dev libssl-dev dfu-util libusb-1.0-0
+
+# unset any esp-idf/-tools envvars
+unset ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR
+unset IDF_PATH
+unset ESP_IDF_VERSION
+unset IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH
+unset OPENOCD_SCRIPTS
+unset ESP_ROM_ELF_DIR
+unset IDF_DEACTIVATE_FILE_PATH
+unset IDF_TOOLS_INSTALL_CMD
+unset IDF_TOOLS_EXPORT_CMD
+unset ESPPORT
+unset ESPBAUD
+unset ESPTARGET
+
 mkdir -p ~/esp
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/PrincessPi3/esp-idf-tools.git ~/esp/esp-idf-tools
 bash ~/esp/esp-idf-tools/esp-idf-tools-cmd.sh # run as default noninteractive mode
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diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index 73ebb37..92cc5b3 100644
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 echo "STARTING UNINSTALLATION"
+
+# unset any esp-idf/-tools envvars
+echo -e "\tUnsetting environment variables"
+unset ESPIDFTOOLS_INSTALLDIR
+unset IDF_PATH
+unset ESP_IDF_VERSION
+unset IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH
+unset OPENOCD_SCRIPTS
+unset ESP_ROM_ELF_DIR
+unset IDF_DEACTIVATE_FILE_PATH
+unset IDF_TOOLS_INSTALL_CMD
+unset IDF_TOOLS_EXPORT_CMD
+unset ESPPORT
+unset ESPBAUD
+unset ESPTARGET
+
 # nuke dirs
+echo -e "\tRemoving directories"
 rm -rf ~/esp/esp-idf 2>/dev/null
 rm -rf ~/esp/esp-dev-kits 2>/dev/null
 rm -rf ~/esp/esp-idf-tools 2>/dev/null
 rm -rf ~/.espressif 2>/dev/null
 
 # nuke logs
+echo -e "\tRemoving log files"
 rm -f ~/esp/install.log 2>/dev/null
 rm -f ~/esp/version-data.log 2>/dev/null
 
 # cleanup ~/.bashrc
 ## with first one, make a backup
 ## after dat, no backups
+echo -e "\tCleaning up ~/.bashrc"
 sed -i.bak '/# esp-idf-tools/d' ~/.bashrc
 sed -i '/get-esp-tools/d' ~/.bashrc
 sed -i '/run-esp-cmd/d' ~/.bashrc
 sed -i '/esp-install-monitor/d' ~/.bashrc
 sed -i '/esp-install-logs/d' ~/.bashrc
+
 echo "DONE UNINSTALLING"
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