diff --git a/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util.go b/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util.go
index a8adddb10..dc778b56e 100644
--- a/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util.go
+++ b/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func Delete(url string, jwt string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	switch resp.StatusCode {
-	case http.StatusNotFound, http.StatusAccepted, http.StatusOK:
+	case http.StatusNotFound, http.StatusNoContent, http.StatusAccepted, http.StatusOK:
 		return nil
 	}
 	m := make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util_test.go b/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util_test.go
index 487d23768..74b103559 100644
--- a/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util_test.go
+++ b/weed/util/http/http_global_client_util_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@ func TestDeleteReturnsInvalidRequestErrorBeforeAddingAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeleteTreatsNoContentAsSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	InitGlobalHttpClient()
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodDelete {
+			t.Errorf("expected DELETE, got %s", r.Method)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	if err := Delete(server.URL, ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 204 DELETE to succeed, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDeleteProxiedReturnsInvalidRequestErrorBeforeAddingAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {