diff --git a/bin/build-client b/bin/build-client
index 8e51b8db..a4b2c484 100755
--- a/bin/build-client
+++ b/bin/build-client
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
+CELLXGENE_DIR=$(dirname $DIR)
+
+cd $CELLXGENE_DIR
 
 npm install --prefix client/ client
 npm run  --prefix client build
diff --git a/bin/clean b/bin/clean
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e989035f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/clean
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
+CELLXGENE_DIR=$(dirname $DIR)
+
+echo "Uninstalling cellxgene"
+yes | pip uninstall cellxgene
+echo "removing node_modules"
+rm -rf $CELLXGENE_DIR/client/node_modules
+echo "removing client_build"
+rm -rf $CELLXGENE_DIR/client/build
+echo "removing egg-info"
+rm -rf $CELLXGENE_DIR/cellxgene.egg-info
+echo "removing static files"
+rm -f $CELLXGENE_DIR/server/app/web/templates/index.html
+rm -rf $CELLXGENE_DIR/server/app/web/static
+echo "cellxgene cleanup complete"
+