diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.py b/backend/src/app/main.py
index 8cc23dc..0d394b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.py
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     # TEMPORARY: Clean up old deleted assets (remove this after first run)
     from app.infra.database import AsyncSessionLocal
     from sqlalchemy import text
+    import logging
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
     async with AsyncSessionLocal() as session:
-        await session.execute(text("DELETE FROM assets WHERE status = 'deleted'"))
+        # Check how many deleted assets exist
+        result = await session.execute(text("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM assets WHERE status = 'deleted'"))
+        count_before = result.scalar()
+        logger.info(f"Found {count_before} assets with status='deleted'")
+
+        # Delete them
+        result = await session.execute(text("DELETE FROM assets WHERE status = 'deleted'"))
         await session.commit()
+        logger.info(f"Deleted {result.rowcount} assets with status='deleted'")
     # END TEMPORARY
 
     yield