diff --git a/src/aws/dependencies/detectIncompleteState.sh b/src/aws/dependencies/detectIncompleteState.sh
index dcc2e37..99eacbe 100644
--- a/src/aws/dependencies/detectIncompleteState.sh
+++ b/src/aws/dependencies/detectIncompleteState.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ checkKeyPairExists() {
   fi
 }
 
+instanceExists() {
+  local binaryState=$1
+  ! ((binaryState & 4))
+}
+
+securityGroupExists() {
+  local binaryState=$1
+  ! ((binaryState & 2))
+}
+
+keyPairExists() {
+  local binaryState=$1
+  ! ((binaryState & 1))
+}
+
 # Parent function to detect the state of the instance, security group, and key pair
 # Accepts three arguments:
 #   $1: instanceName (for describeInstanceByName)
@@ -101,50 +116,20 @@ detectIncompleteState() {
   # Bit 0 -> keyPairExists
   local binaryState=$(((instanceExists << 2) | (securityGroupExists << 1) | keyPairExists))
 
-  # Output the binary value (as a decimal number)
-  echo "Binary state (in decimal): $binaryState"
-
-  # Return the binary state (as an integer)
+  echo "Binary state (in binary): $(echo "obase=2; $binaryState" | bc)"
   return $binaryState
 }
 
-# Example usage:
-# To use the parent function `detectIncompleteState`, provide three arguments:
-# 1. The name of the instance to check
-# 2. The name of the security group to check
-# 3. The name of the key pair to check
-#
-# Example:
-# detectIncompleteState "luftballon" "luftballons-sg" "luftballon"
 detectIncompleteState "luftballon" "luftballons-sg" "luftballon"
 binaryState=$?
 
-# Output the binary state in binary format for easier understanding
-echo "Binary state (in binary): $(echo "obase=2; $binaryState" | bc)"
-
-# Example: Interpret the binary state
-if [[ $binaryState -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "All resources exist."
-else
-  # Analyze each bit
-  if ((binaryState & 4)); then
-    echo "Instance does not exist."
-  fi
-  if ((binaryState & 2)); then
-    echo "Security Group does not exist."
-  fi
-  if ((binaryState & 1)); then
-    echo "Key Pair does not exist."
-  fi
+# Analyze each bit
+if instanceExists $binaryState; then
+  echo "Instance exists."
+fi
+if securityGroupExists $binaryState; then
+  echo "Security Group exists."
+fi
+if keyPairExists $binaryState; then
+  echo "Key Pair exists."
 fi
-
-# Example usage:
-# To use the parent function `detectIncompleteState`, provide three arguments:
-# 1. The name of the instance to check
-# 2. The name of the security group to check
-# 3. The name of the key pair to check
-#
-# Example:
-# detectIncompleteState "my-instance-name" "my-security-group-name" "my-key-pair-name"
-detectIncompleteState "luftballon" "luftballons-sg" "luftballon"
-echo $?
diff --git a/src/aws/down.sh b/src/aws/down.sh
index 25a53d0..f214a92 100755
--- a/src/aws/down.sh
+++ b/src/aws/down.sh
@@ -3,58 +3,113 @@
 #BASE=$HOME
 BASE=/home/pi
 
-function down() {
-
-  balloonName=$(setBalloonName "$1")
-  keyName=$(getValueByAttribute $balloonName key)
-  groupName=$(getValueByAttribute $balloonName groupName)
+# Fetch the instance ID based on balloonName, then terminate the EC2 instance if found.
+# If the instance does not exist, the function exits early.
+fetchInstanceIdAndTerminateEc2() {
+  local balloonName=$1
 
-  detectIncompleteState "luftballon" "luftballons-sg" "luftballon"
-
-  if ! isBalloonNameValid "$balloonName"; then
-    echo "Please provide a valid balloon name"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  instanceId=$(getValueByAttribute $balloonName instanceId)
+  instanceId=$(getValueByAttribute "$balloonName" instanceId)
 
   if [ "$instanceId" = "null" ]; then
     echo "$balloonName does not exist"
     exit 0
   fi
 
-  storePortArrayString $groupName tcp $balloonName
-  storePortArrayString $groupName udp $balloonName
-  updateSshtunnelConfig $balloonName
-
   echo $instanceId
   aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids $instanceId
-  echo "ec2 instance delete"
+  echo "EC2 instance terminated"
+}
 
-  echo $keyName
-  aws ec2 delete-key-pair --key-name $keyName
-  echo "security key delete"
+# Store TCP/UDP port information for a group, then attempt to delete the security group.
+# If a dependency prevents deletion, it prints a dependency violation message.
+storePortAndDeleteSecurityGroup() {
+  local groupName=$1
+  local balloonName=$2
 
-  treehouses sshtunnel remove all
-  echo "remove all sshtunnel"
+  storePortArrayString "$groupName" tcp "$balloonName"
+  storePortArrayString "$groupName" udp "$balloonName"
+
+  echo "$groupName"
+  output=$(aws ec2 delete-security-group --group-name "$groupName" 2>&1)
+
+  if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Security group '$groupName' successfully deleted."
+  elif [[ $output == *"DependencyViolation"* ]]; then
+    echo "Dependency violation. Security group could not be deleted."
+  else
+    echo "An error occurred: $output"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Delete an EC2 key pair by its name.
+deleteEc2KeyPair() {
+  local keyName=$1
+
+  echo "$keyName"
+  aws ec2 delete-key-pair --key-name "$keyName"
+  echo "EC2 key pair deleted"
+}
+
+# Store TCP/UDP port information for a group, sleep for a given duration, and then attempt
+# to delete the security group. If a dependency violation occurs, it retries after sleeping.
+storePortAndDeleteSecurityGroupWithSleepAndRetry() {
+  local groupName=$1
+  local balloonName=$2
+  local sleepDuration=$3 # Third argument for sleep duration
+
+  storePortArrayString "$groupName" tcp "$balloonName"
+  storePortArrayString "$groupName" udp "$balloonName"
+
+  echo "Sleeping for $sleepDuration seconds before attempting to delete security group..."
+  sleep "$sleepDuration"
+
+  echo "$groupName"
 
-  sleep 30
-  echo $groupName
   while true; do
     output=$(aws ec2 delete-security-group --group-name "$groupName" 2>&1)
+
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
       echo "Security group '$groupName' successfully deleted."
       break
     elif [[ $output == *"DependencyViolation"* ]]; then
-      echo "Dependency violation. Retrying in 5 seconds..."
-      sleep 10
+      echo "Dependency violation. Retrying in $sleepDuration seconds..."
+      sleep "$sleepDuration"
     else
       echo "An error occurred: $output"
       break
     fi
   done
+}
+
+function down() {
+
+  balloonName=$(setBalloonName "$1")
+  keyName=$(getValueByAttribute "$balloonName" key)
+  groupName=$(getValueByAttribute "$balloonName" groupName)
+
+  detectIncompleteState "$balloonName" "$groupName" "$groupName"
+  binaryState=$?
+
+  if instanceExists "$binaryState" && securityGroupExists "$binaryState"; then
+    fetchInstanceIdAndTerminateEc2 "$balloonName"
+    storePortAndDeleteSecurityGroupWithSleepAndRetry "$groupName" "$balloonName" 30
+  else
+    if instanceExists $binaryState; then
+      fetchInstanceIdAndTerminateEc2 "$balloonName"
+    fi
+    if securityGroupExists $binaryState; then
+      storePortAndDeleteSecurityGroup "$groupName" "$balloonName"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if keyPairExists $binaryState; then
+    deleteEc2KeyPair "$keyName"
+  fi
+
+  updateSshtunnelConfig "$balloonName"
+  treehouses sshtunnel remove all
+  echo "remove all sshtunnel"
 
-  deleteSshConfig $balloonName
-  deleteObsoleteKeyValue $balloonName
+  deleteSshConfig "$balloonName"
+  deleteObsoleteKeyValue "$balloonName"
 
 }