diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/common/events/RunEvents.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/common/events/RunEvents.kt
index 25941b822..b0ca1c2ab 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/common/events/RunEvents.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/common/events/RunEvents.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 package com.cosmotech.common.events
 
-class RunStart(publisher: Any, val runnerData: Any) : CsmRequestResponseEvent<String>(publisher)
+enum class RunType(val value: String) {
+  Run("run"),
+  Delete("delete"),
+}
+
+class RunStart(publisher: Any, val runnerData: Any, val runType: RunType) :
+    CsmRequestResponseEvent<String>(publisher)
 
 class RunStop(publisher: Any, val runnerData: Any) : CsmEvent(publisher)
 
diff --git a/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/RunContainerFactory.kt b/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/RunContainerFactory.kt
index 1980188fc..7f0021900 100644
--- a/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/RunContainerFactory.kt
+++ b/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/RunContainerFactory.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package com.cosmotech.run
 
 import com.cosmotech.common.config.CsmPlatformProperties
 import com.cosmotech.common.containerregistry.ContainerRegistryService
+import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunType
 import com.cosmotech.common.utils.sanitizeForKubernetes
 import com.cosmotech.organization.api.OrganizationApiService
 import com.cosmotech.organization.domain.Organization
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ private const val PARAMETERS_RUNNER_VAR = "CSM_RUNNER_ID"
 private const val PARAMETERS_RUN_VAR = "CSM_RUN_ID"
 
 private const val RUN_TEMPLATE_ID_VAR = "CSM_RUN_TEMPLATE_ID"
+private const val RUN_TYPE = "CSM_RUN_TYPE"
 private const val ENTRYPOINT_NAME = "entrypoint.py"
 private const val NODE_PARAM_NONE = "%NONE%"
 const val NODE_LABEL_DEFAULT = "basic"
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ class RunContainerFactory(
       runnerId: String,
       workflowType: String,
       runId: String,
+      runType: RunType = RunType.Run,
   ): StartInfo {
     val organization = organizationService.getOrganization(organizationId)
     val workspace = workspaceService.getWorkspace(organizationId, workspaceId)
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ class RunContainerFactory(
                 runId,
                 runId,
                 workflowType,
+                runType,
             ),
         runner = runner,
         workspace = workspace,
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ class RunContainerFactory(
       runId: String,
       csmSimulationId: String,
       workflowType: String,
+      runType: RunType = RunType.Run,
   ): RunStartContainers {
 
     check(runner.runTemplateId.isNotBlank()) { "Runner runTemplateId cannot be blank" }
@@ -176,6 +181,7 @@ class RunContainerFactory(
         )
 
     envVars[RUN_TEMPLATE_ID_VAR] = runTemplateId
+    envVars[RUN_TYPE] = runType.value
 
     val customSizing = runSizing ?: (runTemplateSizing ?: defaultSizing)
 
diff --git a/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/service/RunServiceImpl.kt b/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/service/RunServiceImpl.kt
index 3dbc64ef3..7f50f2b07 100644
--- a/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/service/RunServiceImpl.kt
+++ b/run/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/run/service/RunServiceImpl.kt
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class RunServiceImpl(
   @EventListener(RunStart::class)
   fun onRunStart(runStartRequest: RunStart) {
     val runner = runStartRequest.runnerData as Runner
+    val runType = runStartRequest.runType
     val runId = generateId("run", prependPrefix = "run-")
 
     val startInfo =
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ class RunServiceImpl(
             runner.id,
             WORKFLOW_TYPE_RUN,
             runId,
+            runType,
         )
     val runRequest =
         workflowService.launchRun(
diff --git a/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerApiServiceImpl.kt b/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerApiServiceImpl.kt
index edbd387ec..e0b0b57df 100644
--- a/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerApiServiceImpl.kt
+++ b/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerApiServiceImpl.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package com.cosmotech.runner.service
 import com.cosmotech.common.config.CsmPlatformProperties
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.GetRunnerAttachedToDataset
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunDeleted
+import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunType
 import com.cosmotech.common.rbac.PERMISSION_CREATE_CHILDREN
 import com.cosmotech.common.rbac.PERMISSION_DELETE
 import com.cosmotech.common.rbac.PERMISSION_LAUNCH
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ internal class RunnerApiServiceImpl(
     val runnerInstance = runnerService.getInstance(runnerId).userHasPermission(PERMISSION_DELETE)
 
     runnerService.deleteInstance(runnerInstance)
+    runnerService.startRunWith(runnerInstance, RunType.Delete)
   }
 
   override fun listRunners(
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ internal class RunnerApiServiceImpl(
 
     val runnerInstance = runnerService.getInstance(runnerId).userHasPermission(PERMISSION_LAUNCH)
 
-    return runnerService.startRunWith(runnerInstance)
+    return runnerService.startRunWith(runnerInstance, RunType.Run)
   }
 
   override fun stopRun(organizationId: String, workspaceId: String, runnerId: String) {
diff --git a/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerService.kt b/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerService.kt
index 57b599dad..9806143f7 100644
--- a/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerService.kt
+++ b/runner/src/main/kotlin/com/cosmotech/runner/service/RunnerService.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.cosmotech.common.CsmPhoenixService
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.HasRunningRuns
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunStart
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunStop
+import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunType
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.RunnerDeleted
 import com.cosmotech.common.events.UpdateRunnerStatus
 import com.cosmotech.common.exceptions.CsmClientException
@@ -279,8 +280,8 @@ class RunnerService(
     return runners
   }
 
-  fun startRunWith(runnerInstance: RunnerInstance): CreatedRun {
-    val startEvent = RunStart(this, runnerInstance.getRunnerDataObject())
+  fun startRunWith(runnerInstance: RunnerInstance, runType: RunType): CreatedRun {
+    val startEvent = RunStart(this, runnerInstance.getRunnerDataObject(), runType)
     this.eventPublisher.publishEvent(startEvent)
     val runId = startEvent.response ?: throw IllegalStateException("Run Service did not respond")
     runnerInstance.setLastRunInfo(runId)