diff --git a/updater/fetchers.go b/updater/fetchers.go
index af09eeb9..609ecd40 100644
--- a/updater/fetchers.go
+++ b/updater/fetchers.go
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ var fetchers = make(map[string]Fetcher)
 
 // Fetcher represents anything that can fetch vulnerabilities.
 type Fetcher interface {
+	// FetchUpdate gets vulnerability updates.
 	FetchUpdate(database.Datastore) (FetcherResponse, error)
+
+	// Clean deletes any allocated resources.
+	// It is invoked when Clair stops.
+	Clean()
 }
 
 // FetcherResponse represents the sum of results of an update.
diff --git a/updater/fetchers/debian/debian.go b/updater/fetchers/debian/debian.go
index 7f1ec9c5..cbebcf0f 100644
--- a/updater/fetchers/debian/debian.go
+++ b/updater/fetchers/debian/debian.go
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ func parseDebianJSON(data *jsonData) (vulnerabilities []database.Vulnerability,
 				// Create and add the feature version.
 				pkg := database.FeatureVersion{
 					Feature: database.Feature{
-            Name: pkgName,
-            Namespace:   database.Namespace{
-              Name: "debian:" + database.DebianReleasesMapping[releaseName],
-            },
-          },
+						Name: pkgName,
+						Namespace: database.Namespace{
+							Name: "debian:" + database.DebianReleasesMapping[releaseName],
+						},
+					},
 					Version: version,
 				}
 				vulnerability.FixedIn = append(vulnerability.FixedIn, pkg)
@@ -249,3 +249,6 @@ func urgencyToSeverity(urgency string) types.Priority {
 		return types.Unknown
 	}
 }
+
+// Clean deletes any allocated resources.
+func (fetcher *DebianFetcher) Clean() {}
diff --git a/updater/fetchers/rhel/rhel.go b/updater/fetchers/rhel/rhel.go
index 3bd28fc3..848678d0 100644
--- a/updater/fetchers/rhel/rhel.go
+++ b/updater/fetchers/rhel/rhel.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func parseRHSA(ovalReader io.Reader) (vulnerabilities []database.Vulnerability,
 	var ov oval
 	err = xml.NewDecoder(ovalReader).Decode(&ov)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("could not decode RHEL's XML: %s.", err)
+		log.Errorf("could not decode RHEL's XML: %s", err)
 		err = cerrors.ErrCouldNotParse
 		return
 	}
@@ -358,3 +358,6 @@ func priority(def definition) types.Priority {
 		return types.Unknown
 	}
 }
+
+// Clean deletes any allocated resources.
+func (f *RHELFetcher) Clean() {}
diff --git a/updater/fetchers/ubuntu/ubuntu.go b/updater/fetchers/ubuntu/ubuntu.go
index 3ea72765..776401e3 100644
--- a/updater/fetchers/ubuntu/ubuntu.go
+++ b/updater/fetchers/ubuntu/ubuntu.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	repositoryLocalPath string
-
 	ubuntuIgnoredReleases = map[string]struct{}{
 		"upstream": struct{}{},
 		"devel":    struct{}{},
@@ -79,9 +77,11 @@ var (
 	ErrFilesystem = errors.New("updater/fetchers: something went wrong when interacting with the fs")
 )
 
-// UbuntuFetcher implements updater.Fetcher and get vulnerability updates from
+// UbuntuFetcher implements updater.Fetcher and gets vulnerability updates from
 // the Ubuntu CVE Tracker.
-type UbuntuFetcher struct{}
+type UbuntuFetcher struct {
+	repositoryLocalPath string
+}
 
 func init() {
 	updater.RegisterFetcher("Ubuntu", &UbuntuFetcher{})
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (fetcher *UbuntuFetcher) FetchUpdate(datastore database.Datastore) (resp up
 	log.Info("fetching Ubuntu vulnerabilities")
 
 	// Check to see if the repository does not already exist.
-	if _, pathExists := os.Stat(repositoryLocalPath); repositoryLocalPath == "" || os.IsNotExist(pathExists) {
+	if _, pathExists := os.Stat(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath); fetcher.repositoryLocalPath == "" || os.IsNotExist(pathExists) {
 		// Create a temporary folder and download the repository.
 		p, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "ubuntu-cve-tracker")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -100,23 +100,23 @@ func (fetcher *UbuntuFetcher) FetchUpdate(datastore database.Datastore) (resp up
 		}
 
 		// bzr wants an empty target directory.
-		repositoryLocalPath = p + "/repository"
+		fetcher.repositoryLocalPath = p + "/repository"
 
 		// Create the new repository.
-		err = createRepository(repositoryLocalPath)
+		err = createRepository(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return resp, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Update the repository that's already on disk.
-		err = updateRepository(repositoryLocalPath)
+		err = updateRepository(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return resp, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Get revision number.
-	revisionNumber, err := getRevisionNumber(repositoryLocalPath)
+	revisionNumber, err := getRevisionNumber(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return resp, err
 	}
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (fetcher *UbuntuFetcher) FetchUpdate(datastore database.Datastore) (resp up
 	}
 
 	// Get the list of vulnerabilities that we have to update.
-	modifiedCVE, err := collectModifiedVulnerabilities(revisionNumber, dbRevisionNumber, repositoryLocalPath)
+	modifiedCVE, err := collectModifiedVulnerabilities(revisionNumber, dbRevisionNumber, fetcher.repositoryLocalPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return resp, err
 	}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (fetcher *UbuntuFetcher) FetchUpdate(datastore database.Datastore) (resp up
 	notes := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for cvePath := range modifiedCVE {
 		// Open the CVE file.
-		file, err := os.Open(repositoryLocalPath + "/" + cvePath)
+		file, err := os.Open(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath + "/" + cvePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			// This can happen when a file is modified and then moved in another
 			// commit.
@@ -425,3 +425,8 @@ func ubuntuPriorityToSeverity(priority string) types.Priority {
 	log.Warning("Could not determine a vulnerability priority from: %s", priority)
 	return types.Unknown
 }
+
+// Clean deletes any allocated resources.
+func (fetcher *UbuntuFetcher) Clean() {
+	os.RemoveAll(fetcher.repositoryLocalPath)
+}
diff --git a/updater/updater.go b/updater/updater.go
index cc0d3386..1f3f54df 100644
--- a/updater/updater.go
+++ b/updater/updater.go
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ func Run(config *config.UpdaterConfig, datastore database.Datastore, st *utils.S
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Clean resources.
+	for _, fetcher := range fetchers {
+		fetcher.Clean()
+	}
+
 	log.Info("updater service stopped")
 }