diff --git a/bus/bus.go b/bus/bus.go
index e7e6ddaac..402694062 100644
--- a/bus/bus.go
+++ b/bus/bus.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ type (
 		ContractSizes(ctx context.Context) (map[types.FileContractID]api.ContractSize, error)
 		ContractSize(ctx context.Context, id types.FileContractID) (api.ContractSize, error)
 
-		DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, root types.Hash256) error
+		DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, root types.Hash256) (int, error)
 
 		Bucket(_ context.Context, bucketName string) (api.Bucket, error)
 		CreateBucket(_ context.Context, bucketName string, policy api.BucketPolicy) error
@@ -1409,9 +1409,11 @@ func (b *bus) sectorsHostRootHandlerDELETE(jc jape.Context) {
 	} else if jc.DecodeParam("root", &root) != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	err := b.ms.DeleteHostSector(jc.Request.Context(), hk, root)
+	n, err := b.ms.DeleteHostSector(jc.Request.Context(), hk, root)
 	if jc.Check("failed to mark sector as lost", err) != nil {
 		return
+	} else if n > 0 {
+		b.logger.Infow("successfully marked sector as lost", "hk", hk, "root", root)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/stores/metadata.go b/stores/metadata.go
index 2c84e6624..c281c9800 100644
--- a/stores/metadata.go
+++ b/stores/metadata.go
@@ -1620,8 +1620,9 @@ func (s *SQLStore) CopyObject(ctx context.Context, srcBucket, dstBucket, srcPath
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *SQLStore) DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, root types.Hash256) error {
-	return s.retryTransaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+func (s *SQLStore) DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, root types.Hash256) (int, error) {
+	var deletedSectors int
+	err := s.retryTransaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 		// Fetch contract_sectors to delete.
 		var sectors []dbContractSector
 		err := tx.Raw(`
@@ -1660,6 +1661,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, roo
 			} else if res.RowsAffected != int64(len(sectors)) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("expected %v affected rows but got %v", len(sectors), res.RowsAffected)
 			}
+			deletedSectors = len(sectors)
 
 			// Increment the host's lostSectors by the number of lost sectors.
 			if err := tx.Exec("UPDATE hosts SET lost_sectors = lost_sectors + ? WHERE public_key = ?", len(sectors), publicKey(hk)).Error; err != nil {
@@ -1687,6 +1689,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) DeleteHostSector(ctx context.Context, hk types.PublicKey, roo
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
+	return deletedSectors, err
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) UpdateObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, path, contractSet, eTag, mimeType string, metadata api.ObjectUserMetadata, o object.Object) error {
diff --git a/stores/metadata_test.go b/stores/metadata_test.go
index e36ecbf8e..16e104695 100644
--- a/stores/metadata_test.go
+++ b/stores/metadata_test.go
@@ -3582,8 +3582,10 @@ func TestDeleteHostSector(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Prune the sector from hk1.
-	if err := ss.DeleteHostSector(context.Background(), hk1, root); err != nil {
+	if n, err := ss.DeleteHostSector(context.Background(), hk1, root); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if n != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("no sectors were pruned", n)
 	}
 
 	// Make sure 2 contractSector entries exist.
diff --git a/worker/download.go b/worker/download.go
index 9048c033b..d5c4b01b3 100644
--- a/worker/download.go
+++ b/worker/download.go
@@ -762,8 +762,6 @@ loop:
 				if isSectorNotFound(resp.err) {
 					if err := s.mgr.os.DeleteHostSector(ctx, resp.req.host.PublicKey(), resp.req.root); err != nil {
 						s.mgr.logger.Errorw("failed to mark sector as lost", "hk", resp.req.host.PublicKey(), "root", resp.req.root, zap.Error(err))
-					} else {
-						s.mgr.logger.Infow("successfully marked sector as lost", "hk", resp.req.host.PublicKey(), "root", resp.req.root)
 					}
 				} else if isPriceTableGouging(resp.err) && s.overpay && !resp.req.overpay {
 					resp.req.overpay = true // ensures we don't retry the same request over and over again