diff --git a/core/bot/cleanup_run.php b/core/bot/cleanup_run.php
index 0e124a42..5df8138b 100644
--- a/core/bot/cleanup_run.php
+++ b/core/bot/cleanup_run.php
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ function perform_cleanup(){
     cleanup_log('Telegram cleanup starting. Found ' . $rs->rowCount() . ' entries for cleanup.');
     if($rs->rowCount() > 0) {
       while($row = $rs->fetch()) {
-        $cleanup_ids[] = $row['id'];
         if($row['skip_del_message'] == 1) {
           cleanup_log('Chat message for raid '.$row['raid_id'].' in chat '.$row['chat_id'].' is over 48 hours old. It can\'t be deleted by the bot. Skipping deletion and removing database entry.');
           continue;
         }
-        delete_message($row['chat_id'], $row['message_id']);
+        if(delete_message($row['chat_id'], $row['message_id']) === false) continue;
+        $cleanup_ids[] = $row['id'];
         cleanup_log('Deleting raid: '.$row['raid_id'].' from chat '.$row['chat_id'].' (message_id: '.$row['message_id'].')');
         if ($metrics){
           $cleanup_total->inc(['telegram']);
diff --git a/core/telegram/functions.php b/core/telegram/functions.php
index 8cd278bd..9291f1cc 100644
--- a/core/telegram/functions.php
+++ b/core/telegram/functions.php
@@ -751,7 +751,9 @@ function curl_json_request($post_contents, $identifier)
   $json_response = curl_exec($curl);
 
   if($json_response === false) {
-     info_log(curl_error($curl));
+    info_log(curl_error($curl));
+    curl_close($curl);
+    return false;
   }
 
   // Close connection.