diff --git a/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/allocation/connection.go b/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/allocation/connection.go
index 85965510b..73d4ba03c 100644
--- a/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/allocation/connection.go
+++ b/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/allocation/connection.go
@@ -127,9 +127,11 @@ func SendCommand(connectionID, pathHash string, cmd FileCommand) error {
 	}
 	connChange := connectionProcessor[connectionID].changes[pathHash]
 	if connChange == nil {
+		connectionObjMutex.RUnlock()
 		return common.NewError("connection_change_not_found", "connection change not found")
 	}
 	if connChange.isFinalized {
+		connectionObjMutex.RUnlock()
 		return common.NewError("connection_change_finalized", "connection change finalized")
 	}
 	connectionObjMutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/handler/file_command_delete.go b/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/handler/file_command_delete.go
index 7b048309a..47902a65d 100644
--- a/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/handler/file_command_delete.go
+++ b/code/go/0chain.net/blobbercore/handler/file_command_delete.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func (cmd *DeleteFileCommand) ProcessContent(allocationObj *allocation.Allocatio
 	result.ValidationRoot = cmd.existingFileRef.ValidationRoot
 	result.FixedMerkleRoot = cmd.existingFileRef.FixedMerkleRoot
 	result.Size = cmd.existingFileRef.Size
+	result.IsFinal = true
 
 	cmd.allocationChange = &allocation.AllocationChange{}
 	cmd.allocationChange.ConnectionID = connectionID