diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/AdminDeleteCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/AdminDeleteCommand.java
index 2ea7e5ded..170f6ddab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/AdminDeleteCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/AdminDeleteCommand.java
@@ -105,13 +105,18 @@ public class AdminDeleteCommand extends ConfirmableCommand {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void deleteIsland(User user, Island oldIsland) {
+    private boolean deleteIsland(User user, Island oldIsland) {
         // Fire island preclear event
         IslandEvent.builder().involvedPlayer(user.getUniqueId()).reason(Reason.PRECLEAR).island(oldIsland)
                 .oldIsland(oldIsland).location(oldIsland.getCenter()).build();
-        user.sendMessage("commands.admin.delete.deleted-island", TextVariables.XYZ,
+        if (getIslands().deleteIsland(oldIsland, true, targetUUID)) {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.delete.deleted-island", TextVariables.XYZ,
+                    Util.xyz(oldIsland.getCenter().toVector()));
+            return true;
+        }
+        user.sendMessage("commands.admin.delete.canceled", TextVariables.XYZ,
                 Util.xyz(oldIsland.getCenter().toVector()));
-        getIslands().deleteIsland(oldIsland, true, targetUUID);
+        return false;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/IslandsManager.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/IslandsManager.java
index 47950b01c..4ff65fed8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/IslandsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/managers/IslandsManager.java
@@ -273,13 +273,14 @@ public class IslandsManager {
      * @param island         island to delete, not null
      * @param removeBlocks   whether the island blocks should be removed or not
      * @param involvedPlayer - player related to the island deletion, if any
+     * @return true if island deleted, false if canceled
      */
-    public void deleteIsland(@NonNull Island island, boolean removeBlocks, @Nullable UUID involvedPlayer) {
+    public boolean deleteIsland(@NonNull Island island, boolean removeBlocks, @Nullable UUID involvedPlayer) {
         // Fire event
         IslandBaseEvent event = IslandEvent.builder().island(island).involvedPlayer(involvedPlayer)
                 .reason(Reason.DELETE).build();
         if (event.getNewEvent().map(IslandBaseEvent::isCancelled).orElse(event.isCancelled())) {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         // Set the owner of the island to no one.
         island.setOwner(null);
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ public class IslandsManager {
             // Delete the island from the database
             handler.deleteObject(island);
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     private Gson getGson() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
index 8d655eba8..9d0cd9dd0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ commands:
       cannot-delete-owner: '&c All island members have to be kicked from the island
         before deleting it.'
       deleted-island: '&a Island at &e [xyz] &a has been successfully deleted.'
+      canceled: '&c Island deletion was cancelled via API at [xyz].'
     deletehomes:
       parameters: <player>
       description: deletes all named homes from an island