diff --git a/model/mediafile.go b/model/mediafile.go
index ee53dd187..897cfded5 100644
--- a/model/mediafile.go
+++ b/model/mediafile.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type MediaFileRepository interface {
 	GetRandom(options ...QueryOptions) (MediaFiles, error)
 	Search(q string, offset int, size int) (MediaFiles, error)
 	Delete(id string) error
-	DeleteByPath(path string) error
+	DeleteByPath(path string) (int64, error)
 
 	AnnotatedRepository
 }
diff --git a/persistence/mediafile_repository.go b/persistence/mediafile_repository.go
index c4d2c4444..99973b6b9 100644
--- a/persistence/mediafile_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/mediafile_repository.go
@@ -124,14 +124,13 @@ func (r mediaFileRepository) Delete(id string) error {
 }
 
 // DeleteByPath delete from the DB all mediafiles that are direct children of path
-func (r mediaFileRepository) DeleteByPath(path string) error {
+func (r mediaFileRepository) DeleteByPath(path string) (int64, error) {
 	path = filepath.Clean(path)
 	del := Delete(r.tableName).
 		Where(And{Like{"path": filepath.Join(path, "%")},
 			Eq{fmt.Sprintf("substr(path, %d) glob '*%s*'", len(path)+2, string(os.PathSeparator)): 0}})
 	log.Debug(r.ctx, "Deleting mediafiles by path", "path", path)
-	_, err := r.executeSQL(del)
-	return err
+	return r.executeSQL(del)
 }
 
 func (r mediaFileRepository) Search(q string, offset int, size int) (model.MediaFiles, error) {
diff --git a/persistence/mediafile_repository_test.go b/persistence/mediafile_repository_test.go
index 5cbab9a7a..fd3af59ce 100644
--- a/persistence/mediafile_repository_test.go
+++ b/persistence/mediafile_repository_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MediaRepository", func() {
 		id3 := "3333"
 		Expect(mr.Put(&model.MediaFile{ID: id3, Path: P("/abc/" + id3 + ".mp3")})).To(BeNil())
 
-		Expect(mr.DeleteByPath(P("/abc"))).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(mr.DeleteByPath(P("/abc"))).To(Equal(int64(1)))
 
 		Expect(mr.Get(id1)).ToNot(BeNil())
 		Expect(mr.Get(id2)).ToNot(BeNil())
diff --git a/scanner/tag_scanner.go b/scanner/tag_scanner.go
index 57d618ffb..f4cf320fd 100644
--- a/scanner/tag_scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/tag_scanner.go
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ func (s *TagScanner) processDeletedDir(ctx context.Context, dir string, updatedA
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Finished processing deleted folder", "dir", dir, "purged", len(ct), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
-	return s.ds.MediaFile(ctx).DeleteByPath(dir)
+	_, err = s.ds.MediaFile(ctx).DeleteByPath(dir)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (s *TagScanner) removeDeletedFolders(ctx context.Context, changed []string) {
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ func (s *TagScanner) removeDeletedFolders(ctx context.Context, changed []string)
 		for _, path := range paths {
 			if readable, err := utils.IsDirReadable(path); !readable {
 				log.Info(ctx, "Path unavailable. Removing tracks from DB", "path", path, err)
-				err = s.ds.MediaFile(ctx).DeleteByPath(path)
+				_, err = s.ds.MediaFile(ctx).DeleteByPath(path)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error(ctx, "Error removing MediaFiles from DB", "path", path, err)
 				}