diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
index e085aee9..f12b9482 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import de.cketti.library.changelog.ChangeLog;
 import de.greenrobot.dao.query.QueryBuilder;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBException;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.charts.ChartsActivity;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.adapter.GBDeviceAdapter;
@@ -354,11 +355,16 @@ public class ControlCenter extends GBActivity {
                 .setPositiveButton(R.string.Delete, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-                        deleteDevice(selectedDevice);
-                        DeviceHelper.getInstance().removeBond(selectedDevice);
-                        selectedDevice = null;
-                        Intent refreshIntent = new Intent(DeviceManager.ACTION_REFRESH_DEVICELIST);
-                        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext()).sendBroadcast(refreshIntent);
+                        try {
+                            deleteDevice(selectedDevice);
+                            DeviceHelper.getInstance().removeBond(selectedDevice);
+                        } catch (Exception ex) {
+                            GB.toast(ControlCenter.this, "Error deleting device: " + ex.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG, GB.ERROR, ex);
+                        } finally {
+                            selectedDevice = null;
+                            Intent refreshIntent = new Intent(DeviceManager.ACTION_REFRESH_DEVICELIST);
+                            LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext()).sendBroadcast(refreshIntent);
+                        }
                     }
                 })
                 .setNegativeButton(R.string.Cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@@ -370,7 +376,7 @@ public class ControlCenter extends GBActivity {
                 .show();
     }
 
-    private void deleteDevice(final GBDevice gbDevice) {
+    private void deleteDevice(final GBDevice gbDevice) throws GBException {
         LOG.info("will try to delete device: " + gbDevice.getName());
         if (gbDevice.isConnected() || gbDevice.isConnecting()) {
             GBApplication.deviceService().disconnect();
@@ -404,10 +410,10 @@ public class ControlCenter extends GBActivity {
                 qb.where(DeviceAttributesDao.Properties.DeviceId.eq(deviceId)).buildDelete().executeDeleteWithoutDetachingEntities();
                 session.getDeviceDao().delete(device);
             } else {
-                LOG.warn("device not found while deleting");
+                LOG.info("device to delete not found in db: " + gbDevice);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            LOG.warn("Database exception while deleting device " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new GBException("Error deleting device: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DeviceHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DeviceHelper.java
index b1c63b64..fbd49f51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DeviceHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DeviceHelper.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBException;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHandler;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.database.DBHelper;
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ public class DeviceHelper {
      * @param device
      * @return
      */
-    public boolean removeBond(GBDevice device) {
+    public boolean removeBond(GBDevice device) throws GBException {
         BluetoothAdapter defaultAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
         if (defaultAdapter != null) {
             BluetoothDevice remoteDevice = defaultAdapter.getRemoteDevice(device.getAddress());
@@ -253,8 +254,7 @@ public class DeviceHelper {
                     Object result = method.invoke(remoteDevice, (Object[]) null);
                     return Boolean.TRUE.equals(result);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
-                    LOG.warn("Error removing bond to device: " + device);
-                    return false;
+                    throw new GBException("Error removing bond to device: " + device, e);
                 }
             }
         }