diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index b3121570..87c1575b 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -1169,6 +1169,23 @@ typedef struct _delete_blobs_work_t
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb;
 } delete_blobs_work_t;
 
+static void _tf_ssb_rpc_checkpoint(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
+{
+	int64_t checkpoint_start_ms = uv_hrtime();
+	sqlite3* db = tf_ssb_acquire_db_writer(ssb);
+	int log = 0;
+	int checkpointed = 0;
+	if (sqlite3_wal_checkpoint_v2(db, NULL, SQLITE_CHECKPOINT_TRUNCATE, &log, &checkpointed) == SQLITE_OK)
+	{
+		tf_printf("Checkpointed %d frames in %d ms.  Log is now %d frames.\n", (int)((uv_hrtime() - checkpoint_start_ms) / 1000000LL), checkpointed, log);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		tf_printf("Checkpoint: %s.\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+	}
+	tf_ssb_release_db_writer(ssb, db);
+}
+
 static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 {
 	delete_blobs_work_t* delete = work->data;
@@ -1177,6 +1194,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 	int64_t age = _get_global_setting_int64(ssb, "blob_expire_age_seconds", -1);
 	if (age <= 0)
 	{
+		_tf_ssb_rpc_checkpoint(ssb);
 		tf_ssb_record_thread_busy(ssb, false);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1213,16 +1231,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 	{
 		tf_printf("prepare failed: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 	}
-	int64_t checkpoint_start_ms = uv_hrtime();
-	int log = 0;
-	int checkpointed = 0;
-	if (sqlite3_wal_checkpoint_v2(db, NULL, SQLITE_CHECKPOINT_TRUNCATE, &log, &checkpointed) == SQLITE_OK)
-	{
-		tf_printf("Checkpointed %d frames in %d ms.  Log is now %d frames.\n", (int)((uv_hrtime() - checkpoint_start_ms) / 1000000LL), checkpointed, log);
-	}
 	tf_ssb_release_db_writer(ssb, db);
 	int64_t duration_ms = (uv_hrtime() - start_ns) / 1000000LL;
 	tf_printf("Deleted %d blobs in %d ms.\n", deleted, (int)duration_ms);
+	_tf_ssb_rpc_checkpoint(ssb);
 	_tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_blobs(ssb, deleted ? (int)duration_ms : (15 * 60 * 1000));
 	tf_ssb_record_thread_busy(ssb, false);
 }