diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 2de45502..690d4449 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -1152,12 +1152,13 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
+	int64_t start_ns = uv_hrtime();
 	sqlite3* db = tf_ssb_acquire_db_writer(ssb);
 	sqlite3_stmt* statement;
 	int64_t now = (int64_t)time(NULL) * 1000ULL;
 	int64_t timestamp = now - age * 1000ULL;
 	const int k_limit = 256;
-	bool deleted = false;
+	int deleted = 0;
 	if (sqlite3_prepare(db,
 		"DELETE FROM blobs WHERE blobs.id IN ("
 		"  SELECT blobs.id FROM blobs "
@@ -1177,7 +1178,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 			{
 				tf_printf("_tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work: %d rows\n", sqlite3_changes(db));
 			}
-			deleted = sqlite3_changes(db) != 0;
+			deleted = sqlite3_changes(db);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1185,10 +1186,11 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_delete_blobs_work(uv_work_t* work)
 		tf_printf("prepare failed: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
 	}
 	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);
 	if (deleted)
 	{
-		_tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_blobs(ssb, 60 * 1000);
+		_tf_ssb_rpc_start_delete_blobs(ssb, (int)duration_ms);
 	}
 }