diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 57427ba..b0ec277 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@ var backupSessionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "All the BackupSession related commands",
 }
 
+var snapshotCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "snapshot",
+	Short: "All the snapshot related commands",
+}
+
+var deleteSnapshotCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "delete",
+	Short: "Delete a snapshot",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		name, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("name")
+		namespace, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("namespace")
+		snapshotId, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("snapshot-id")
+		standalone.DeleteSnapshot(namespace, name, snapshotId)
+	},
+}
+
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "formolcli",
@@ -83,8 +99,10 @@ func Execute() {
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(backupSessionCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(restoreSessionCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(snapshotCmd)
 	backupSessionCmd.AddCommand(createBackupSessionCmd)
 	restoreSessionCmd.AddCommand(startRestoreSessionCmd)
+	snapshotCmd.AddCommand(deleteSnapshotCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(startServerCmd)
 	createBackupSessionCmd.Flags().String("namespace", "", "The namespace of the BackupConfiguration containing the information about the backup.")
 	createBackupSessionCmd.Flags().String("name", "", "The name of the BackupConfiguration containing the information about the backup.")
@@ -96,4 +114,10 @@ func init() {
 	startRestoreSessionCmd.MarkFlagRequired("namespace")
 	startRestoreSessionCmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
 	startRestoreSessionCmd.MarkFlagRequired("target-name")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.Flags().String("snapshot-id", "", "The snapshot id to delete")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.Flags().String("namespace", "", "The namespace of the BackupConfiguration containing the information about the backup.")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.Flags().String("name", "", "The name of the BackupConfiguration containing the information about the backup.")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.MarkFlagRequired("snapshot-id")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.MarkFlagRequired("namespace")
+	deleteSnapshotCmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
 }
diff --git a/controllers/backupsession_controller.go b/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
index b1177fe..75a8e16 100644
--- a/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backupsession_controller.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 	}
 
 	// Do preliminary checks with the repository
-	if err = r.setResticEnv(backupConf); err != nil {
+	if err = r.SetResticEnv(backupConf); err != nil {
 		r.Log.Error(err, "unable to set restic env")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/restoresession_controller.go b/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
index 3da80ee..8a53c10 100644
--- a/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/restoresession_controller.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (r *RestoreSessionReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reque
 	}
 
 	// Do preliminary checks with the repository
-	if err = r.setResticEnv(backupConf); err != nil {
+	if err = r.SetResticEnv(backupConf); err != nil {
 		r.Log.Error(err, "unable to set restic env")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/session.go b/controllers/session.go
index 946d9cb..9e28e95 100644
--- a/controllers/session.go
+++ b/controllers/session.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (s Session) getResticEnv(backupConf formolv1alpha1.BackupConfiguration) (en
 	return
 }
 
-func (s Session) setResticEnv(backupConf formolv1alpha1.BackupConfiguration) error {
+func (s Session) SetResticEnv(backupConf formolv1alpha1.BackupConfiguration) error {
 	envs, err := s.getResticEnv(backupConf)
 	for _, env := range envs {
 		os.Setenv(env.Name, env.Value)
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ func (s Session) CheckRepo() error {
 
 func (s Session) getSecretData(name string) map[string][]byte {
 	secret := corev1.Secret{}
-	namespace := os.Getenv(formolv1alpha1.POD_NAMESPACE)
 	if err := s.Get(s.Context, client.ObjectKey{
-		Namespace: namespace,
+		Namespace: s.Namespace,
 		Name:      name,
 	}, &secret); err != nil {
 		s.Log.Error(err, "unable to get Secret", "Secret", name)
diff --git a/formol b/formol
index e73ef7c..f890962 160000
--- a/formol
+++ b/formol
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e73ef7c3f24ee612421b62963f443ff1a1e790dc
+Subproject commit f890962221bf05fb54c9d46d839957a59d644cc8
diff --git a/standalone/root.go b/standalone/root.go
index 53ec3c3..f01fed5 100644
--- a/standalone/root.go
+++ b/standalone/root.go
@@ -141,3 +141,26 @@ func CreateBackupSession(ref corev1.ObjectReference) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
+
+func DeleteSnapshot(namespace string, name string, snapshotId string) {
+	log := session.Log.WithName("DeleteSnapshot")
+	session.Namespace = namespace
+	backupConf := formolv1alpha1.BackupConfiguration{}
+	if err := session.Get(session.Context, client.ObjectKey{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		Name:      name,
+	}, &backupConf); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "unable to get the BackupConf")
+		return
+	}
+	if err := session.SetResticEnv(backupConf); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "unable to set the restic env")
+		return
+	}
+	log.V(0).Info("deleting restic snapshot", "snapshotId", snapshotId)
+	cmd := exec.Command(controllers.RESTIC_EXEC, "forget", "--prune", snapshotId)
+	_, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "unable to delete snapshot", "snapshoId", snapshotId)
+	}
+}