diff --git a/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py b/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
index 1ed1cf7..c28900c 100644
--- a/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
+++ b/middleware/app_be/views/rest_api.py
@@ -198,20 +198,27 @@ class ImageEndpoint:
         logger.debug('Image DELETE single call: {}'.format(request))
         result_bool = True
 
-        # get metadata from MongoDB
-        metadata = MongoDBService.getSingle(identifier)
+        while identifier is not None:
+            # get metadata from MongoDB
+            metadata = MongoDBService.getSingle(identifier)
 
-        if not metadata:
-            return JsonResponse({'Result': 'Error - could not find any metadata in mongoDB.',
+            if not metadata:
+                return JsonResponse({'Result': 'Error - could not find any metadata in mongoDB.',
                                  'id': identifier}, status=404, safe=False)
 
-        resp = MongoDBService.deleteSingle(identifier)
-        print(resp)
+            resp = MongoDBService.deleteSingle(identifier)
+            print(resp)
 
-        for service in ImageEndpoint.storageServiceList:
-            if not service.delete_file(metadata['filename']):
-                print('Error deleting file in ' + service.name)
-                result_bool = False
+            for service in ImageEndpoint.storageServiceList:
+                if not service.delete_file(metadata['filename']):
+                    print('Error deleting file in ' + service.name)
+                    result_bool = False
+
+            identifier = None
+            if 'previous' in metadata:
+                identifier = metadata['previous']
+                if identifier == '':
+                    identifier = None
 
         return JsonResponse({'Result': result_bool}, safe=False)