diff --git a/server/bulk_calculate_color_hist_and_similarities/delete_color_hists_and_similarities.ts b/server/bulk_calculate_color_hist_and_similarities/delete_color_hists_and_similarities.ts
index 4629229..4a7624e 100644
--- a/server/bulk_calculate_color_hist_and_similarities/delete_color_hists_and_similarities.ts
+++ b/server/bulk_calculate_color_hist_and_similarities/delete_color_hists_and_similarities.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ async function delete_color_hists_and_similarities() {
  for (const id of similarities_image_ids){
    await db_ops.image_search.delete_id_from_color_similarities(id)
  }
+ process.exit()
 }
 delete_color_hists_and_similarities()
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diff --git a/server/helpers/db_ops.ts b/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
index 0d2f4f8..bf26c56 100644
--- a/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ return similarities
 
 async function delete_id_from_color_similarities(id:number){
     const collection = client.db(db_main).collection("color_similarities");
-    collection.deleteOne({id:id})
-    collection.updateMany({}, { $pull: {similarities:{id:id}} })
+    await collection.deleteOne({id:id})
+    await collection.updateMany({}, { $pull: {similarities:{id:id}} })
 }
 
 async function get_image_ids_from_color_similarities(){