diff --git a/lib/boom/command.rb b/lib/boom/command.rb
index 9516ac0..6a4c5d2 100644
--- a/lib/boom/command.rb
+++ b/lib/boom/command.rb
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ def delegate(command, major, minor)
           end
         end
 
-        return search_items(command) if storage.item_exists?(command)
-
         if minor == 'delete' and storage.item_exists?(major)
           return delete_item(command, major)
         end
 
+        return search_items(command) if storage.item_exists?(command)
+
         return create_list(command, major, stdin.read) if !minor && stdin.stat.size > 0
         return create_list(command, major, minor)
       end
diff --git a/test/test_command.rb b/test/test_command.rb
index d757af9..6a67142 100644
--- a/test/test_command.rb
+++ b/test/test_command.rb
@@ -220,4 +220,14 @@ def test_delete_item_wrong_list
     assert_match /github not found in urlz/, command('urlz github delete')
   end
 
+  def test_delete_item_different_name
+    command('foo bar baz')
+    assert_match /bar is gone forever/, command('foo bar delete')
+  end
+
+  def test_delete_item_same_name
+    command('duck duck goose')
+    assert_match /duck is gone forever/, command('duck duck delete')
+  end
+
 end