diff --git a/builder/lxd/artifact.go b/builder/lxd/artifact.go
index e04b081..5fc6b22 100644
--- a/builder/lxd/artifact.go
+++ b/builder/lxd/artifact.go
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ package lxd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 )
 
 type Artifact struct {
 	id string
-
+	f   string
 	// StateData should store data such as GeneratedData
 	// to be shared with post-processors
 	StateData map[string]interface{}
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func (*Artifact) BuilderId() string {
 }
 
 func (a *Artifact) Files() []string {
-	return nil
+	return []string{ a.f }
 }
 
 func (a *Artifact) Id() string {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (a *Artifact) Id() string {
 }
 
 func (a *Artifact) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("image: %s", a.id)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("image: %s in file %s", a.id, a.f)
 }
 
 func (a *Artifact) State(name string) interface{} {
@@ -36,6 +37,5 @@ func (a *Artifact) State(name string) interface{} {
 }
 
 func (a *Artifact) Destroy() error {
-	_, err := LXDCommand("image", "delete", a.id)
-	return err
+	return os.RemoveAll(a.f)
 }
diff --git a/builder/lxd/builder.go b/builder/lxd/builder.go
index fe8ba9a..30ae559 100644
--- a/builder/lxd/builder.go
+++ b/builder/lxd/builder.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package lxd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, hook packersdk.Hook)
 		&stepLxdLaunch{},
 		&StepProvision{},
 		&stepPublish{},
+		&stepExport{},
 	}
 
 	// Setup the state bag
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, hook packersdk.Hook)
 
 	artifact := &Artifact{
 		id:        id,
+		f: 	       fmt.Sprintf("%s.tar.gz", b.config.OutputImage),
 		StateData: map[string]interface{}{"generated_data": state.Get("generated_data")},
 	}
 
diff --git a/builder/lxd/step_export.go b/builder/lxd/step_export.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd782f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/lxd/step_export.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package lxd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+)
+
+type stepExport struct{}
+
+func (s *stepExport) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packersdk.Ui)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
+	imageFingerprint := state.Get("imageFingerprint").(string)
+
+	ui.Say("Exporting image")
+	_, err := LXDCommand("image", "export", imageFingerprint, config.OutputImage)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error exporting container: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	ui.Say("Deleting image")
+	_, err = LXDCommand("image", "delete", imageFingerprint)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error deleting image: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *stepExport) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {}
diff --git a/builder/lxd/step_publish.go b/builder/lxd/step_publish.go
index b06cef7..ad9ee6c 100644
--- a/builder/lxd/step_publish.go
+++ b/builder/lxd/step_publish.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *stepPublish) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 	}
 
 	publish_args := []string{
-		"publish", name, remote, "--alias", config.OutputImage,
+		"publish", name, remote,
 	}
 
 	for k, v := range config.PublishProperties {