diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index 76730ca..b3c438c 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -127,17 +127,21 @@ def person(id):
                 db.session.commit()
                 return redirect( f'/persons' )
             elif request.form and form.validate():
-                st.SetMessage("Successfully Updated Person: (From: {}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
-                person.tag = request.form['tag']
-                person.surname = request.form['surname']
-                person.firstname = request.form['firstname']
                 new_refs=[]
                 for ref_img in person.refimg:
                     if "ref-img-id-{}".format(ref_img.id) in request.form:
                         new_refs.append(ref_img)
-                person.refimg = new_refs
+                if new_refs != person.refimg:
+                    deld = list(set(person.refimg) - set(new_refs))
+                    st.SetMessage( f"Successfully Updated Person: removed reference image {deld[0].fname}" )
+                    person.refimg = new_refs
+                else:
+                    st.SetMessage("Successfully Updated Person: (From: {}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
+                    person.tag = request.form['tag']
+                    person.surname = request.form['surname']
+                    person.firstname = request.form['firstname']
+                    st.AppendMessage(" To: ({}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
                 db.session.add(person)
-                st.AppendMessage(" To: ({}, {}, {})".format(person.tag, person.firstname, person.surname) )
             db.session.commit()
             return redirect( f'/person/{person.id}' )
         except SQLAlchemyError as e: