diff --git a/scripts/common.php b/scripts/common.php
index 784da53..103d658 100644
--- a/scripts/common.php
+++ b/scripts/common.php
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class Flickr {
     $image = $this->get_image_from_db($sci_name);
     if ($image !== false && in_array($image['id'], $this->blacklisted_ids)) {
       $image = false;
+      $this->delete_image_from_db($sci_name);
     }
     if ($image !== false) {
       $now = new DateTime();
@@ -195,6 +196,12 @@ class Flickr {
     return $image;
   }
 
+  private function delete_image_from_db($sci_name) {
+    $statement0 = $this->db->prepare('DELETE FROM images WHERE sci_name == :sci_name');
+    $statement0->bindValue(':sci_name', $sci_name);
+    $statement0->execute();
+  }
+
   private function get_image_from_db($sci_name) {
     $statement0 = $this->db->prepare('SELECT sci_name, com_en_name, image_url, title, id, author_url, license_url, date_created FROM images WHERE sci_name == :sci_name');
     $statement0->bindValue(':sci_name', $sci_name);