diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/delete.go
index e537a86..538e7b7 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/delete.go
@@ -50,36 +50,24 @@ var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		writer, writerIsRegular, err := tape.OpenTapeWriteOnly(
+		tm := tape.NewTapeManager(
 			viper.GetString(driveFlag),
 			viper.GetInt(recordSizeFlag),
-			false,
+			viper.GetBool(overwriteFlag),
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer writer.Close()
-		reader, readerIsRegular, err := tape.OpenTapeReadOnly(
-			viper.GetString(driveFlag),
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer reader.Close()
 
-		return operations.Delete(
-			config.DriveWriterConfig{
-				Drive:          writer,
-				DriveIsRegular: writerIsRegular,
-			},
-			config.DriveReaderConfig{
-				Drive:          reader,
-				DriveIsRegular: readerIsRegular,
-			},
-			config.DriveConfig{
-				Drive:          reader,
-				DriveIsRegular: readerIsRegular,
-			},
+		ops := operations.NewOperations(
+			tm.GetWriter,
+			tm.Close,
+
+			tm.GetReader,
+			tm.Close,
+
+			tm.GetDrive,
+			tm.Close,
+		)
+
+		return ops.Delete(
 			config.MetadataConfig{
 				Metadata: viper.GetString(metadataFlag),
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/operations/delete.go b/pkg/operations/delete.go
index ca87496..c3ab78f 100644
--- a/pkg/operations/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/operations/delete.go
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/recovery"
 )
 
-func Delete(
-	writer config.DriveWriterConfig,
-	reader config.DriveReaderConfig,
-	drive config.DriveConfig,
+func (o *Operations) Delete(
 	metadata config.MetadataConfig,
 	pipes config.PipeConfig,
 	crypto config.CryptoConfig,
@@ -28,6 +25,14 @@ func Delete(
 
 	onHeader func(hdr *models.Header),
 ) error {
+	o.writeLock.Lock()
+	defer o.writeLock.Unlock()
+
+	writer, err := o.getWriter()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	dirty := false
 	tw, cleanup, err := tarext.NewTapeWriter(writer.Drive, writer.DriveIsRegular, recordSize)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -103,6 +108,22 @@ func Delete(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := o.closeWriter(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	reader, err := o.getReader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer o.closeReader()
+
+	drive, err := o.getDrive()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer o.closeDrive()
+
 	return recovery.Index(
 		reader,
 		drive,