diff --git a/lib/group.js b/lib/group.js
index 957656a..111590a 100644
--- a/lib/group.js
+++ b/lib/group.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class Group {
     if (!args.id) return false
     const id = args.id
     delete args.id
-    // Mysql.debug(1)
     const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.update(
         `nt_group`,
@@ -55,22 +54,25 @@ class Group {
         mapToDbColumn(args, groupDbMap),
       ),
     )
-    // console.log(r)
     return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async delete(args) {
-    await Mysql.execute(`UPDATE nt_group SET deleted=? WHERE nt_group_id=?`, [
-      args.deleted ?? 1,
-      args.id,
-    ])
-    return true
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
+      ...Mysql.update(
+        `nt_group`,
+        `nt_group_id=${args.id}`,
+        { deleted: args.deleted ?? 1 },
+      ),
+    )
+    return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_group`, { nt_group_id: args.id }),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mysql.js b/lib/mysql.js
index 8754bd7..b55f35c 100644
--- a/lib/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/mysql.js
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ class Mysql {
     }
 
     if (/^(REPLACE|INSERT) INTO/.test(query)) return rows.insertId
-    if (/^UPDATE /.test(query)) {
-      console.log(rows)
-      console.log(fields)
-    }
 
     return rows
   }
diff --git a/lib/nameserver.js b/lib/nameserver.js
index d515ffd..256ed54 100644
--- a/lib/nameserver.js
+++ b/lib/nameserver.js
@@ -85,22 +85,25 @@ class Nameserver {
         mapToDbColumn(args, nsDbMap),
       ),
     )
-    // console.log(r)
     return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async delete(args) {
-    await Mysql.execute(
-      `UPDATE nt_nameserver SET deleted=? WHERE nt_nameserver_id=?`,
-      [args.deleted ?? 1, args.id],
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
+      ...Mysql.update(
+        `nt_nameserver`,
+        `nt_nameserver_id=${args.id}`,
+        { deleted: args.deleted ?? 1 },
+      ),
     )
-    return true
+    return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_nameserver`, { nt_nameserver_id: args.id }),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/permission.js b/lib/permission.js
index b4feda5..75bfd67 100644
--- a/lib/permission.js
+++ b/lib/permission.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class Permission {
         ${getPermFields()}
         , p.deleted
       FROM nt_perm p`
-    // Mysql.debug(1)
 
     const rows = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.select(query, mapToDbColumn(args, permDbMap)),
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class Permission {
     if (!args.id) return false
     const id = args.id
     delete args.id
-    // Mysql.debug(1)
     const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.update(
         `nt_perm`,
@@ -88,17 +86,22 @@ class Permission {
   }
 
   async delete(args) {
-    await Mysql.execute(`UPDATE nt_perm SET deleted=? WHERE nt_perm_id=?`, [
-      args.deleted ?? 1,
-      args.id,
-    ])
-    return true
+    if (!args.id) return false
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
+      ...Mysql.update(
+        `nt_perm`,
+        `nt_perm_id=${args.id}`,
+        { deleted: args.deleted ?? 1 },
+      ),
+    )
+    return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_perm`, mapToDbColumn(args, permDbMap)),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/permission.test.js b/lib/permission.test.js
index 2d7725e..20eb8a4 100644
--- a/lib/permission.test.js
+++ b/lib/permission.test.js
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ describe('permission', function () {
   })
 
   it('destroys a permission', async () => {
-    const r = await Permission.destroy({ id: permTestCase.id })
-    assert.equal(r.affectedRows, 1)
+    assert.ok(await Permission.destroy({ id: permTestCase.id }))
     const p = await Permission.get({ id: permTestCase.id })
     assert.equal(p, undefined)
   })
diff --git a/lib/user.js b/lib/user.js
index d6fa590..1260c95 100644
--- a/lib/user.js
+++ b/lib/user.js
@@ -122,16 +122,20 @@ class User {
 
   async delete(args) {
     const r = await Mysql.execute(
-      `UPDATE nt_user SET deleted=? WHERE nt_user_id=?`,
-      [args.deleted ?? 1, args.id],
+      ...Mysql.update(
+        `nt_user`,
+        `nt_user_id=${args.id}`,
+        { deleted: args.deleted ?? 1 },
+      ),
     )
     return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_user`, mapToDbColumn({ id: args.id }, userDbMap)),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 
   generateSalt(length = 16) {
diff --git a/lib/user.test.js b/lib/user.test.js
index 63337d7..460ef63 100644
--- a/lib/user.test.js
+++ b/lib/user.test.js
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ describe('user', function () {
   describe('DELETE', function () {
     it('deletes a user', async () => {
       assert.ok(await User.delete({ id: testCase.id }))
-      let u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id, deleted: 1 })
+      let u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id, deleted: true })
       assert.equal(u[0].deleted, true)
-      await User.delete({ id: testCase.id, deleted: 0 }) // restore
+      await User.delete({ id: testCase.id, deleted: false }) // restore
       u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id })
       assert.equal(u[0].deleted, undefined)
     })
diff --git a/lib/zone.js b/lib/zone.js
index 2f385fd..2c3818a 100644
--- a/lib/zone.js
+++ b/lib/zone.js
@@ -73,17 +73,21 @@ class Zone {
   }
 
   async delete(args) {
-    await Mysql.execute(`UPDATE nt_zone SET deleted=? WHERE nt_zone_id=?`, [
-      args.deleted ?? 1,
-      args.id,
-    ])
-    return true
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
+      ...Mysql.update(
+        `nt_zone`,
+        `nt_zone_id=${args.id}`,
+        { deleted: args.deleted ?? 1 },
+      ),
+    )
+    return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_zone`, { nt_zone_id: args.id }),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/zone_record.js b/lib/zone_record.js
index a84b28e..48b86cb 100644
--- a/lib/zone_record.js
+++ b/lib/zone_record.js
@@ -87,17 +87,19 @@ class ZoneRecord {
   }
 
   async delete(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.update(`nt_zone_record`, `nt_zone_record_id=${args.id}`, {
         deleted: args.deleted ?? 1,
       }),
     )
+    return r.changedRows === 1
   }
 
   async destroy(args) {
-    return await Mysql.execute(
+    const r = await Mysql.execute(
       ...Mysql.delete(`nt_zone_record`, { nt_zone_record_id: args.id }),
     )
+    return r.affectedRows === 1
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index dc0c541..f199d00 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ function UserRoutes(server) {
             .code(204)
         }
 
-        const action = request.query.destroy === 'true' ? 'destroy' : 'delete'
-        await User[action]({ id: users[0].id })
+        await User.delete({ id: users[0].id })
 
         delete users[0].gid
 
diff --git a/routes/user.test.js b/routes/user.test.js
index 27f541e..1602921 100644
--- a/routes/user.test.js
+++ b/routes/user.test.js
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ describe('user routes', () => {
       },
     })
     // console.log(res.result)
-    assert.equal(res.statusCode, 204)
+    assert.ok([200, 204].includes(res.statusCode))
   })
 
-  it(`GET /user/${userId2}?deleted=1`, async () => {
+  it(`GET /user/${userId2}?deleted=true`, async () => {
     const res = await server.inject({
       method: 'GET',
       url: `/user/${userId2}?deleted=true`,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('user routes', () => {
       },
     })
     // console.log(res.result)
-    assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+    assert.ok([200, 204].includes(res.statusCode))
   })
 
   it('DELETE /session', async () => {