diff --git a/src/helper_sent.py b/src/helper_sent.py
index 93395366..681b8cbd 100644
--- a/src/helper_sent.py
+++ b/src/helper_sent.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ def insert(t):
     sqlExecute('''INSERT INTO sent VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)''', *t)
 
 def delete(ack_data):
-    import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
+    # import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
     """Perform delete ack data"""
-    sqlExecute("DELETE FROM sent WHERE ackdata = ?", ack_data)
+    rowcount = sqlExecute("DELETE FROM sent WHERE ackdata = ?", ack_data)
 
 def retrieve_message_details(ack_data):
     """Retriving Message details"""
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@ def retrieve_message_details(ack_data):
 
 def trash(ackdata):
     # """Mark a message in the `inbox` as `trash`"""
-    sqlExecute('''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE ackdata=?''', ackdata)
+    rowcount = sqlExecute(
+        '''UPDATE sent SET folder='trash' WHERE ackdata=?''', ackdata
+    )
     # queues.UISignalQueue.put(('removeInboxRowByMsgid', msgid))
+    return rowcount
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