diff --git a/vendors/shells/firstpass.php b/vendors/shells/firstpass.php
index e4302d90..45ed5b06 100644
--- a/vendors/shells/firstpass.php
+++ b/vendors/shells/firstpass.php
@@ -92,11 +92,25 @@ class FirstpassShell extends Shell {
          
             if($numberToDiscard > 0) {
                 echo "Going to discard $numberToDiscard messages\n";
+
+
                 $discardSet = implode(",",$discardArray);
 
-                imap_delete($mbox, $discardSet);
+                $delete_result = imap_delete($mbox, $discardSet);
+
+                if($delete_result == false) {
+                    echo "Error deleting messages";
+                    echo imap_last_error();
+                }
+                else {
+                    echo "Success";
+                }
             }
 
+         echo "Messages before delete: ".$number_of_messages."\n";
+         echo "Messages after delete: ".$MC->Nmsgs."\n";
+
+