diff --git a/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
index e685a8f2c..ffc0c8a79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ module Moderator
       def expunge
         @post = ::Post.find(params[:id])
         @post.expunge!
+      rescue StandardError => x
+        @error = x
       end
 
       def confirm_ban
diff --git a/app/views/moderator/post/posts/expunge.js.erb b/app/views/moderator/post/posts/expunge.js.erb
index 40db184cf..66f89341d 100644
--- a/app/views/moderator/post/posts/expunge.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/moderator/post/posts/expunge.js.erb
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-Danbooru.notice("Post was permanently deleted");
+<% if @post.errors.any? %>
+  Danbooru.error("<%= j @post.errors.full_messages.join('; ') %>");
+<% elsif @error %>
+  Danbooru.error("<%= j @error.to_s %>");
+<% else %>
+  Danbooru.notice("Post was permanently deleted");
+<% end %>