diff --git a/nomad_vars.py b/nomad_vars.py
index 431cde3..a3d1ffe 100755
--- a/nomad_vars.py
+++ b/nomad_vars.py
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@ NOMAD_ADDR = getenv("NOMAD_ADDR", "http://127.0.0.1:4646")
 NOMAD_TOKEN = getenv("NOMAD_TOKEN")
 
 
-def write_var(path: str, items: dict[str, str | float | int]) -> dict:
+def nomad_req(method: str, path: str, json: dict|None = None) -> dict:
     headers = {}
     if NOMAD_TOKEN:
         headers["X-Nomad-Token"] = NOMAD_TOKEN
 
-    result = requests.post(
-        f"{NOMAD_ADDR}/v1/var/{path}",
+    result = requests.request(
+        method,
+        f"{NOMAD_ADDR}/v1/{path}",
         headers=headers,
-        json={
-            "Path": path,
-            "Items": {k: str(v) for k, v in items.items()},
-        },
+        json=json,
     )
 
     print(result.text)
@@ -30,9 +28,24 @@ def write_var(path: str, items: dict[str, str | float | int]) -> dict:
     return result.json()
 
 
+
+def write_var(path: str, items: dict[str, str | float | int]) -> dict:
+    return nomad_req("GET", f"var/{path}",
+        json={
+            "Path": path,
+            "Items": {k: str(v) for k, v in items.items()},
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def delete_var(path: str) -> dict:
+    return nomad_req("DELETE", f"var/{path}")
+
+
 def write_consul():
     with open("./ansible_playbooks/vars/consul_values.yml") as f:
         vars = yaml.load(f, yaml.CLoader)["consul_values"]
+        prefix = "insecure/"
 
         key_values = defaultdict(list)
         for path, value in vars.items():
@@ -41,7 +54,7 @@ def write_consul():
 
         for path, items in key_values.items():
             print("path", path, "items", items)
-            response = write_var(path, dict(items))
+            response = write_var(prefix + path, dict(items))
             print(response)
 
 
@@ -55,13 +68,18 @@ def write_vault():
             response = write_var(prefix + path, items)
             print(response)
 
+
 def write_nomad():
     with open("./ansible_playbooks/vars/nomad_vars.yml") as f:
         vars = yaml.load(f, yaml.CLoader)
 
         for path, items in vars.items():
             print("path", path, "items", items)
-            response = write_var(path, items)
+            response = None
+            if items == "DELETE":
+                response = delete_var(path)
+            else:
+                response = write_var(path, items)
             print(response)