diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
index 67861bd..e3b6ed4 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from .cmd import CmdCommand
 from .init import InitCommand
 from .logs import LogsCommand
-from .net_up import NetUpCommand
+from .net import NetUpCommand, NetDownCommand
 from .sh import ShCommand
 from .show import ShowCommand
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'InitCommand',
     'LogsCommand',
     'NetUpCommand',
+    'NetDownCommand',
     'ShCommand',
     'ShowCommand',
 ]
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6908285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# system
+import logging
+import subprocess
+
+# local
+from ._subcommand import SubCommand
+from .utils.dockercommand import DockerCommand
+
+
+def _find_net(config, args):
+    ps = DockerCommand('docker').run(
+        config, args, ['network', 'ls', '--filter', f"name={config['network:name']}", '--format', '{{.Name}}'],
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE
+    )
+
+    net_found = str(ps.stdout, 'utf-8').strip()
+
+    return net_found == config['network:name']
+
+
+class NetUpCommand(SubCommand):
+    """kiwi net-up"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            'net-up',
+            description="Create the local network hub for this instance"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, runner, config, args):
+        if _find_net(config, args):
+            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' already exists")
+            return
+
+        try:
+            DockerCommand('docker').run(
+                config, args,
+                [
+                    'network', 'create',
+                    '--driver', 'bridge',
+                    '--internal',
+                    '--subnet', config['network:cidr'],
+                    config['network:name']
+                ],
+                check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+            )
+            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' created")
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            logging.error(f"Error creating network '{config['network:name']}'")
+
+
+class NetDownCommand(SubCommand):
+    """kiwi net-down"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            'net-down',
+            description="Remove the local network hub for this instance"
+        )
+
+    def run(self, runner, config, args):
+        if not _find_net(config, args):
+            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' already removed")
+            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")
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            logging.error(f"Error removing network '{config['network:name']}'")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net_up.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/net_up.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 339768e..0000000
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/net_up.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# system
-import logging
-import subprocess
-
-# local
-from ._subcommand import SubCommand
-from .utils.dockercommand import DockerCommand
-
-
-class NetUpCommand(SubCommand):
-    """kiwi net-up"""
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(
-            'net-up',
-            description="Create the local network hub for this instance"
-        )
-
-    def run(self, runner, config, args):
-        ps = DockerCommand('docker').run(
-            config, args, ['network', 'ls', '--filter', f"name={config['network:name']}", '--format', '{{.Name}}'],
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE
-        )
-
-        net_found = str(ps.stdout, 'utf-8').strip()
-
-        if net_found == config['network:name']:
-            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' already exists")
-            return
-
-        try:
-            DockerCommand('docker').run(
-                config, args,
-                [
-                    'network', 'create',
-                    '--driver', 'bridge',
-                    '--internal',
-                    '--subnet', config['network:cidr'],
-                    config['network:name']
-                ],
-                check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
-            )
-            logging.info(f"Network '{config['network:name']}' created")
-
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            logging.error(f"Error creating network '{config['network:name']}'")