diff --git a/irc/mysql/history.go b/irc/mysql/history.go
index c744af1f..0e24cf36 100644
--- a/irc/mysql/history.go
+++ b/irc/mysql/history.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func (mysql *MySQL) deleteCorrespondents(ctx context.Context, threshold int64) {
 		mysql.logError("error deleting correspondents", err)
 	} else {
 		count, err := result.RowsAffected()
-		if err != nil {
+		if !mysql.logError("error deleting correspondents", err) {
 			mysql.logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("deleted %d correspondents entries", count))
 		}
 	}