diff --git a/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
index a335b9cad7..961eed50cb 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ test.only("Purge user, uploaded image removed", async () => {
   };
   const delete_ = await alphaImage.purgePerson(purgeForm);
   expect(delete_.success).toBe(true);
+  console.log(upload.image_url + " should be purged");
 
   // ensure that image is deleted
   const response2 = await fetch(upload.image_url ?? "");
diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
index 5428c4c4b4..9d49651427 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ pub async fn purge_image_from_pictrs(image_url: &Url, context: &LemmyContext) ->
     .next_back()
     .ok_or(LemmyErrorType::ImageUrlMissingLastPathSegment)?;
 
+  // Delete db row if any (old Lemmy versions didnt generate this).
+  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), &alias).await.ok();
+
   let pictrs_config = context.settings().pictrs()?;
   let purge_url = format!("{}internal/purge?alias={}", pictrs_config.url, alias);
 
@@ -355,6 +358,9 @@ pub async fn delete_image_from_pictrs(
   delete_token: &str,
   context: &LemmyContext,
 ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  // Delete db row if any (old Lemmy versions didnt generate this).
+  LocalImage::delete_by_alias(&mut context.pool(), &alias).await.ok();
+  
   let pictrs_config = context.settings().pictrs()?;
   let url = format!(
     "{}image/delete/{}/{}",