diff --git a/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm b/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
index 8b0e3de..f8664af 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Storage/Content.pm
@@ -454,8 +454,9 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 
 	    if (!$currently_deleting) {
 		my $status = PVE::Tools::upid_read_status($upid);
+		chomp $status;
 		return undef if $status eq 'OK';
-		die $status;
+		die "$status\n";
 	    }
 	}
 	return $upid;