diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_db.c b/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
index 254c7745..365d8f14 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_db.c
@@ -1164,14 +1164,14 @@ dvr_val2pri(dvr_prio_t v)
 int
 dvr_entry_delete(dvr_entry_t *de)
 {
-  int result;
-  tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "dvr_db", "Going to delete recording '%s'", de->de_filename);
-  result = unlink(de->de_filename);
-  if( result == 0 || result == ENOENT )
-  {
+  if(!unlink(de->de_filename) || errno == ENOENT) {
+    tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "dvr", "Delete recording '%s'", de->de_filename);
     dvr_entry_remove(de);
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "dvr", "Unable to delete recording '%s' -- %s",
+	   de->de_filename, strerror(errno));
+    return -1;
   }
-  return result;
-	
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webui/extjs.c b/src/webui/extjs.c
index 09349a05..7468dea2 100644
--- a/src/webui/extjs.c
+++ b/src/webui/extjs.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ extjs_dvr(http_connection_t *hc, const char *remain, void *opaque)
   event_t *e;
   dvr_entry_t *de;
   const char *s;
-  int flags = 0;
+  int flags = 0, retval;
   dvr_config_t *cfg;
 
   if(op == NULL)
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ extjs_dvr(http_connection_t *hc, const char *remain, void *opaque)
 
     out = htsmsg_create_map();
     htsmsg_add_u32(out, "success", 1);
-  
+
   } else if(!strcmp(op, "deleteEntry")) {
     s = http_arg_get(&hc->hc_req_args, "entryId");
 
@@ -813,10 +813,10 @@ extjs_dvr(http_connection_t *hc, const char *remain, void *opaque)
       return HTTP_STATUS_BAD_REQUEST;
     }
 
-    dvr_entry_delete(de);
+    retval = dvr_entry_delete(de);
 
     out = htsmsg_create_map();
-    htsmsg_add_u32(out, "success", 1);
+    htsmsg_add_u32(out, "success", !retval);
 
   } else if(!strcmp(op, "createEntry")) {
 
diff --git a/src/webui/static/app/dvr.js b/src/webui/static/app/dvr.js
index 7439c7a8..a2129b98 100644
--- a/src/webui/static/app/dvr.js
+++ b/src/webui/static/app/dvr.js
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ tvheadend.dvrDetails = function(entry) {
 	win.addButton({
 	    handler: deleteEvent, 
 	    text: "Delete recording"
-	
 	});
 	break;
     }
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ tvheadend.dvrDetails = function(entry) {
 	    }
 	});
     }
-    
+
     function deleteEvent() {
 	Ext.Ajax.request({
 	    url: 'dvr',