diff --git a/isso/db.py b/isso/db.py
index bc6cb94..ad67f41 100644
--- a/isso/db.py
+++ b/isso/db.py
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ class SQLite(Abstract):
 
     def delete(self, path, id):
         with sqlite3.connect(self.dbpath) as con:
-            refs = con.execute('SELECT id FROM comments WHERE id=?', (id, )).fetchone()
+            refs = con.execute('SELECT * FROM comments WHERE parent=?', (id, )).fetchone()
 
-            if len(refs) == 0:
+            if refs is None:
                 con.execute('DELETE FROM comments WHERE path=? AND id=?', (path, id))
                 return None
 
diff --git a/specs/test_comment.py b/specs/test_comment.py
index 7c47249..b2de96c 100644
--- a/specs/test_comment.py
+++ b/specs/test_comment.py
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ class TestComments(unittest.TestCase):
     def testDelete(self):
 
         self.post('/comment/path/new', data=json.dumps(comment(text='Lorem ipsum ...')))
-        assert self.delete('/comment/path/1').status_code == 200
+        r = self.delete('/comment/path/1')
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert json.loads(r.data) == None
         assert self.get('/comment/path/1').status_code == 404
 
     def testDeleteWithReference(self):
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ class TestComments(unittest.TestCase):
         self.post('/comment/path/new', data=json.dumps(comment(text='First')))
         self.post('/comment/path/new', data=json.dumps(comment(text='Second', parent=1)))
 
-        r = self.delete('/comment/path/2')
+        r = self.delete('/comment/path/1')
         assert r.status_code == 200
         assert Comment(**json.loads(r.data)).deleted
+
+        assert self.get('/comment/path/1').status_code == 200
+        assert self.get('/comment/path/2').status_code == 200
diff --git a/specs/test_db.py b/specs/test_db.py
index 9e4a46d..93e2b73 100644
--- a/specs/test_db.py
+++ b/specs/test_db.py
@@ -60,14 +60,7 @@ class TestSQLite(unittest.TestCase):
 
         rv = self.db.add('/', comment(
             text='F**CK', author='P*NIS', website='http://somebadhost.org/'))
-
-        self.db.delete('/', rv.id)
-        c = self.db.get('/', rv.id)
-
-        assert c.id == 1
-        assert c.text == ''
-        assert c.author is None
-        assert c.website is None
+        assert self.db.delete('/', rv.id) == None
 
     def tearDown(self):
         os.unlink(self.path)