diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
index 6908285..63718b6 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 # local
 from ._subcommand import SubCommand
 from .utils.dockercommand import DockerCommand
+from .utils.user_input import are_you_sure
 
 
 def _find_net(config, args):
@@ -65,12 +66,15 @@ class NetDownCommand(SubCommand):
             return
 
         try:
-            DockerCommand('docker').run(
-                config, args,
-                ['network', 'rm', config['network:name']],
-                check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
-            )
-            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' removed")
+            if are_you_sure("This will bring down this instance's hub network!"):
+                runner.run('down')
+
+                DockerCommand('docker').run(
+                    config, args,
+                    ['network', 'rm', config['network:name']],
+                    check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+                )
+                logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' removed")
 
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             logging.error(f"Error removing network '{config['network:name']}'")
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diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/up.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/up.py
index f3e3753..adc50d2 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/up.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/up.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 # local
 from ._subcommand import ServiceCommand
 from .utils.dockercommand import DockerCommand
-from .utils.project import list_projects
+from .utils.project import get_project_name, list_projects
 
 
 class UpCommand(ServiceCommand):
@@ -13,20 +13,23 @@ class UpCommand(ServiceCommand):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(
             'up', num_projects='?', num_services='*',
-            description="Start the whole instance, a project or service(s) inside a project"
+            description="Bring up the whole instance, a project or service(s) inside a project"
         )
 
     def run(self, runner, config, args):
-        if args.projects is None:
+        if 'projects' not in args or args.projects is None:
             # "up" for all projects
             for project_name in list_projects(config):
-                logging.info(f"Bringing up project '{project_name}'")
                 args.projects = project_name
-
                 runner.run('up')
 
             return
 
+        if 'services' in args and args.services:
+            logging.info(f"Bringing up services {args.services} in project '{get_project_name(args)}'")
+        else:
+            logging.info(f"Bringing up project '{get_project_name(args)}'")
+
         runner.run('net-up')
         DockerCommand('docker-compose').run(
             config, args, ['up', '-d', *args.services]