diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
index ae56d7d7..39f27736 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/AppController.java
@@ -1905,7 +1905,22 @@ public class AppController implements Initializable {
 
     private void deleteStorage(Storage storage) {
         if(storage.isClosed()) {
-            Platform.runLater(storage::delete);
+            Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                Storage.DeleteWalletService deleteWalletService = new Storage.DeleteWalletService(storage);
+                deleteWalletService.setDelay(Duration.seconds(3));
+                deleteWalletService.setPeriod(Duration.hours(1));
+                deleteWalletService.setOnSucceeded(event -> {
+                    deleteWalletService.cancel();
+                    if(!deleteWalletService.getValue()) {
+                        showErrorDialog("Error deleting wallet", "Could not delete " + storage.getWalletFile().getName()  + ". Please delete this file manually.");
+                    }
+                });
+                deleteWalletService.setOnFailed(event -> {
+                    deleteWalletService.cancel();
+                    showErrorDialog("Error deleting wallet", "Could not delete " + storage.getWalletFile().getName()  + ". Please delete this file manually.");
+                });
+                deleteWalletService.start();
+            });
         } else {
             Platform.runLater(() -> deleteStorage(storage));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/IOUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/IOUtils.java
index ab918ab9..9122fd0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/IOUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/IOUtils.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class IOUtils {
                     pos += data.length;
                 }
             } catch(IOException e) {
-                log.warn("Error overwriting file for deletion " + file.getName(), e);
+                log.warn("Error overwriting file for deletion: " + file.getName(), e);
             }
 
             return file.delete();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Storage.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Storage.java
index fa89e5f1..660a0c9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Storage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Storage.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.AppServices;
 import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.SparrowWallet;
 import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.soroban.Soroban;
 import com.sparrowwallet.sparrow.whirlpool.Whirlpool;
+import javafx.concurrent.ScheduledService;
 import javafx.concurrent.Service;
 import javafx.concurrent.Task;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.BasicThreadFactory;
@@ -263,9 +264,9 @@ public class Storage {
         persistence.copyWallet(walletFile, outputStream);
     }
 
-    public void delete() {
+    public boolean delete() {
         deleteBackups();
-        IOUtils.secureDelete(walletFile);
+        return IOUtils.secureDelete(walletFile);
     }
 
     public void deleteBackups() {
@@ -732,4 +733,21 @@ public class Storage {
             };
         }
     }
+
+    public static class DeleteWalletService extends ScheduledService<Boolean> {
+        private final Storage storage;
+
+        public DeleteWalletService(Storage storage) {
+            this.storage = storage;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Task<Boolean> createTask() {
+            return new Task<>() {
+                protected Boolean call() {
+                    return storage.delete();
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
 }