diff --git a/bin/move-and-rebuild-host.sh b/bin/move-and-rebuild-host.sh
index 0831e0165..6f897a3dd 100755
--- a/bin/move-and-rebuild-host.sh
+++ b/bin/move-and-rebuild-host.sh
@@ -241,15 +241,29 @@ fi
 hammer user update --login $new_cloud --password $foreman_user_password
 
 #### END FOREMAN VIEWS
+#### BEGIN FOREMAN REBUILD
 
 if $rebuild ; then
 
-  # also first ensure PXE enabled on the host .... for foreman
+  # first ensure PXE enabled on the host .... for foreman
   $bindir/pxe-foreman-config.sh $host_to_move
 
   # also determine whether or not to leverage post snipper for PXE disablement
   $bindir/pxe-director-config.sh $host_to_move
 
+  # either puppet facts or Foreman sometimes collect additional interface info
+  # this is needed sometimes as a workaround: clean all non-primary interfaces previously collected
+  skip_id=$(hammer host info --name $host_to_move | egrep -B 3 "nterface .primary, provision" | grep Id: | awk '{ print $NF }')
+  TMPIFFILE=$(mktemp /tmp/IFXXXXXXX)
+  hammer host info --name $host_to_move > $TMPIFFILE
+
+  # remove extraneous interfaces collected prior to previous host usage
+  for interface in $(grep Id $TMPIFFILE  | grep '\)' | grep -v $skip_id | awk '{ print $NF }') ; do
+      hammer host interface delete --host $host_to_move --id $interface
+  done
+  rm -f $TMPIFFILE
+
+  # perform host rebuild, in future the OS here should be a variable, fix me.
   hammer host update --name $host_to_move --build 1 --operatingsystem "RHEL 7"
   ipmitool -I lanplus -H mgmt-$host_to_move -U $ipmi_username -P $ipmi_password chassis power off
   sleep 30
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ if $rebuild ; then
 
 fi
 
+#### END FOREMAN REBUILD
 # DONT update the wiki here.  This is costly and slows down the
 # move of a large number of nodes.  Instead, run the wiki regeneration
 # more frequently (via cron).  There's a lock file regardless so you
@@ -265,4 +280,3 @@ fi
 # $bindir/regenerate-wiki.sh 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 
 exit 0
-