diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-template-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-template-data.service.ts
index d157c09a7c..a44d48e9bd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-template-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-template-data.service.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.s
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { BrowseService } from '../browse/browse.service';
 import { CollectionDataService } from './collection-data.service';
-import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { switchMap, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BundleDataService } from './bundle-data.service';
 import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 /**
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class DataServiceImpl extends ItemDataService {
    */
   deleteByCollectionID(item: Item, collectionID: string): Observable<boolean> {
     this.setRegularEndpoint();
-    return super.delete(item.uuid);
+    return super.delete(item.uuid).pipe(map((response: RestResponse) => response.isSuccessful));
   }
 }