diff --git a/src/worker/delete-deprecated-purchases.ts b/src/worker/delete-deprecated-purchases.ts
index 96851cd..075a734 100644
--- a/src/worker/delete-deprecated-purchases.ts
+++ b/src/worker/delete-deprecated-purchases.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export function initDeleteDeprecatedPurchasesWorker ({ database, websocket }: {
   websocket: WebsocketApi
 }) {
   function doWorkSafe () {
-    deleteDeprecatedPurchases({ database, websocket }).catch((ex) => {
+    console.log('deleting deprecated purchases now')
+
+    deleteDeprecatedPurchases({ database, websocket }).then(() => {
+      console.log('finished deleting deprecated purchases')
+    }).catch((ex) => {
       console.warn('error deleting deprecated purchases', ex)
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/worker/delete-old-families.ts b/src/worker/delete-old-families.ts
index f15116d..101a615 100644
--- a/src/worker/delete-old-families.ts
+++ b/src/worker/delete-old-families.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * server component for the TimeLimit App
- * Copyright (C) 2019 Jonas Lochmann
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 - 2021 Jonas Lochmann
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ export function initDeleteOldFamiliesWorker ({ database }: {
   database: Database
 }) {
   function doWorkSafe () {
-    deleteOldFamilies(database).catch((ex) => {
+    console.log('deleting old families now')
+
+    deleteOldFamilies(database).then(() => {
+      console.log('finished deleting old families')
+    }).catch((ex) => {
       console.warn('error deleting old families', ex)
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/worker/delete-old-tokens.ts b/src/worker/delete-old-tokens.ts
index 010d6f3..66d30df 100644
--- a/src/worker/delete-old-tokens.ts
+++ b/src/worker/delete-old-tokens.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * server component for the TimeLimit App
- * Copyright (C) 2019 Jonas Lochmann
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 - 2021 Jonas Lochmann
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ export function initDeleteOldTokensWorker ({ database }: {
   database: Database
 }) {
   function doWorkSafe () {
-    deleteOldTokens({ database }).catch((ex) => {
+    console.log('deleting old tokens now')
+
+    deleteOldTokens({ database }).then(() => {
+      console.log('finished deleting old tokens')
+    }).catch((ex) => {
       console.warn('error deleting old tokens', ex)
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/worker/delete-old-used-times.ts b/src/worker/delete-old-used-times.ts
index b32a194..ca47d5c 100644
--- a/src/worker/delete-old-used-times.ts
+++ b/src/worker/delete-old-used-times.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * server component for the TimeLimit App
- * Copyright (C) 2019 - 2020 Jonas Lochmann
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 - 2021 Jonas Lochmann
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ export function initDeleteOldUsedTimesWorker ({ database }: {
   database: Database
 }) {
   function doWorkSafe () {
-    deleteOldUsedTimes({ database }).catch((ex) => {
+    console.log('deleting old used times now')
+
+    deleteOldUsedTimes({ database }).then(() => {
+      console.log('finished deleting old used times')
+    }).catch((ex) => {
       console.warn('error deleting old used times', ex)
     })
   }