diff --git a/src/server/s-comms.c b/src/server/s-comms.c
index 9421ae9..557d5be 100644
--- a/src/server/s-comms.c
+++ b/src/server/s-comms.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ sais_event_db_close_all_now(struct vhd *vhd)
 int
 sais_event_db_delete_database(struct vhd *vhd, const char *event_uuid)
 {
-	char filepath[256], saf[33], r = 0;
+	char filepath[256], saf[33], r = 0, ra = 0;
 
 	lws_strncpy(saf, event_uuid, sizeof(saf));
 	lws_filename_purify_inplace(saf);
@@ -253,16 +253,33 @@ sais_event_db_delete_database(struct vhd *vhd, const char *event_uuid)
 		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
 
 	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s: unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
 
 	lws_snprintf(filepath, sizeof(filepath), "%s-event-%s.sqlite3-wal",
 		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
 
-	r = (char)(r | !!unlink(filepath));
+	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s: unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
 
 	lws_snprintf(filepath, sizeof(filepath), "%s-event-%s.sqlite3-shm",
 		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
 
-	return r | !!unlink(filepath);
+	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s: unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!ra)
+		lwsl_notice("%s: deleted %s OK\n", __func__, filepath);
+
+	return ra;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/s-websrv.c b/src/server/s-websrv.c
index 79f5368..ec0735a 100644
--- a/src/server/s-websrv.c
+++ b/src/server/s-websrv.c
@@ -375,8 +375,10 @@ websrvss_ws_rx(void *userobj, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, int flags)
 	case SAIS_WS_WEBSRV_RX_EVENTDELETE:
 
 		ei = (sai_browse_rx_evinfo_t *)a.dest;
-		if (sais_validate_id(ei->event_hash, SAI_EVENTID_LEN))
+		if (sais_validate_id(ei->event_hash, SAI_EVENTID_LEN)) {
+			lwsl_err("%s: SAIS_WS_WEBSRV_RX_EVENTDELETE: unable to validate id %s\n", __func__, ei->event_hash);
 			goto soft_error;
+		}
 
 		lwsl_notice("%s: eventdelete %s\n", __func__, ei->event_hash);
 
diff --git a/src/web/w-comms.c b/src/web/w-comms.c
index 717a811..29880d0 100644
--- a/src/web/w-comms.c
+++ b/src/web/w-comms.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ sais_event_db_close(struct vhd *vhd, sqlite3 **ppdb)
 int
 sais_event_db_delete_database(struct vhd *vhd, const char *event_uuid)
 {
-	char filepath[256], saf[33];
+	char filepath[256], saf[33], r = 0, ra = 0;
 
 	lws_strncpy(saf, event_uuid, sizeof(saf));
 	lws_filename_purify_inplace(saf);
@@ -252,10 +252,38 @@ sais_event_db_delete_database(struct vhd *vhd, const char *event_uuid)
 	lws_snprintf(filepath, sizeof(filepath), "%s-event-%s.sqlite3",
 		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
 
-	return unlink(filepath);
+	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s (web): unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
+
+	lws_snprintf(filepath, sizeof(filepath), "%s-event-%s.sqlite3-wal",
+		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
+
+	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s (web): unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
+
+	lws_snprintf(filepath, sizeof(filepath), "%s-event-%s.sqlite3-shm",
+		     vhd->sqlite3_path_lhs, saf);
+
+	r = (char)!!unlink(filepath);
+	if (r) {
+		lwsl_err("%s (web): unable to delete %s (%d)\n", __func__, filepath, errno);
+		ra = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!ra)
+		lwsl_notice("%s (web): deleted %s OK\n", __func__, filepath);
+
+	return ra;
 }
 
 
+
 #if 0
 static void
 sais_all_browser_on_writable(struct vhd *vhd)