diff --git a/admin-app/post.go b/admin-app/post.go
index 67bb112..cbe63f2 100644
--- a/admin-app/post.go
+++ b/admin-app/post.go
@@ -108,13 +108,19 @@ func deletePostHandler(database database.Database) func(*gin.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		err = database.DeletePost(delete_post_binding.Id)
+		rows_affected, err := database.DeletePost(delete_post_binding.Id)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Msgf("failed to delete post: %v", err)
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, common.ErrorRes("could not delete post", err))
 			return
 		}
 
+		if rows_affected != 1 {
+			log.Error().Msgf("no post found with id `%d`", delete_post_binding.Id)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, common.MsgErrorRes("no post found"))
+			return
+		}
+
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, PostIdResponse{
 			delete_post_binding.Id,
 		})
diff --git a/common/urchin_responses.go b/common/urchin_responses.go
index e0f6fe7..c85ddf0 100644
--- a/common/urchin_responses.go
+++ b/common/urchin_responses.go
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ func ErrorRes(msg string, err error) ErrorResponse {
 // Supported responses for urchin shared between app and admin-app.
 type ErrorResponse struct {
 	Msg string `json:"msg"`
-	Err string `json:"error"`
+	Err string `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index 64186e5..1eed06a 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetPost(post_id int) (common.Post, error)
 	AddPost(title string, excerpt string, content string) (int, error)
 	ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content string) error
-	DeletePost(id int) error
+	DeletePost(id int) (int, error)
 }
 
 type SqlDatabase struct {
@@ -127,12 +127,18 @@ func (db SqlDatabase) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content s
 // / This function changes a post based on the values
 // / provided. Note that empty strings will mean that
 // / the value will not be updated.
-func (db SqlDatabase) DeletePost(id int) error {
-	if _, err := db.Connection.Exec("DELETE FROM posts WHERE id=?;", id); err != nil {
-		return err
+func (db SqlDatabase) DeletePost(id int) (int, error) {
+	var res, err = db.Connection.Exec("DELETE FROM posts where id=?", id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	rows_affected, err := res.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return int(rows_affected), nil
 }
 
 func MakeSqlConnection(user string, password string, address string, port int, database string) (SqlDatabase, error) {
diff --git a/tests/mocks/mocks.go b/tests/mocks/mocks.go
index 80d0ce2..c56022e 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/mocks.go
+++ b/tests/mocks/mocks.go
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ func (db DatabaseMock) ChangePost(id int, title string, excerpt string, content
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (db DatabaseMock) DeletePost(id int) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+func (db DatabaseMock) DeletePost(id int) (int, error) {
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }