diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3fbed0..379ab58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ else
 
 # these need run in the following order:
 clean:
-	${dir_make}/clean.sh
+	sudo /usr/bin/env -i bash -c ". ./project_config.sh && ${dir_make}/clean.sh"
 
+purge_artifacts:
+	${dir_make}/purge_artifacts.sh
 
 dirs:
 	${dir_make}/dirs.sh
diff --git a/make.project/dirs.sh b/make.project/dirs.sh
index 015289f..61477ff 100755
--- a/make.project/dirs.sh
+++ b/make.project/dirs.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-
 function echofail() {
 	echo $1
 	exit 1
 }
 
-
 function mkfaildir() {
 	echo "Creating directory '$1'."
 	mkdir -p $1 || echofail "Failed to create '$1' directory."
diff --git a/rex.project/x86_64/environments/stage1.env.bash b/rex.project/x86_64/environments/stage1.env.bash
index c9b9b88..bd44698 100755
--- a/rex.project/x86_64/environments/stage1.env.bash
+++ b/rex.project/x86_64/environments/stage1.env.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
-TERM=xterm
+set -a
 
+TERM=xterm-256color
+COLORTERM=truecolor
+PATH=
+LANG=C
+PATH=/usr/lib64/ccache:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin
+
+function echofail() {
+	echo
+	echo "FAILED: $1"
+	echo
+	exit 1
+}