diff --git a/controllers/class.RemoveDocument.php b/controllers/class.RemoveDocument.php
index 6371ec1e1..0c6271dc2 100644
--- a/controllers/class.RemoveDocument.php
+++ b/controllers/class.RemoveDocument.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Controller_RemoveDocument extends SeedDMS_Controller_Common {
 		$result = $this->callHook('removeDocument', $document);
 		if($result === null) {
 			if (!$document->remove()) {
+				$this->errormsg = "error_occured";
 				return false;
 			} else {
 
diff --git a/controllers/class.RemoveFolder.php b/controllers/class.RemoveFolder.php
index c41b7f74f..15ee910c8 100644
--- a/controllers/class.RemoveFolder.php
+++ b/controllers/class.RemoveFolder.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Controller_RemoveFolder extends SeedDMS_Controller_Common {
 				$dms->setCallback('onPreRemoveDocument', 'removeFromIndex', array($index, $indexconf));
 
 			if (!$folder->remove()) {
+				$this->errormsg = 'error_occured';
 				return false;
 			} else {