diff --git a/smtpd/smtpd.go b/smtpd/smtpd.go
index 00fbcea..3420167 100644
--- a/smtpd/smtpd.go
+++ b/smtpd/smtpd.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"net"
 	"net/mail"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/config"
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/logger"
@@ -19,7 +20,15 @@ func mailHandler(origin net.Addr, from string, to []string, data []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := storage.Store(storage.DefaultMailbox, data); err != nil {
-		logger.Log().Errorf("error storing message: %s", err.Error())
+		// Value with size 4800709 exceeded 1048576 limit
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(`(Value with size \d+ exceeded \d+ limit)`)
+		tooLarge := re.FindStringSubmatch(err.Error())
+		if len(tooLarge) > 0 {
+			logger.Log().Errorf("[db] error storing message: %s", tooLarge[0])
+		} else {
+			logger.Log().Errorf("[db] error storing message")
+			logger.Log().Errorf(err.Error())
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/storage/database.go b/storage/database.go
index edc299a..d990205 100644
--- a/storage/database.go
+++ b/storage/database.go
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ func Store(mailbox string, b []byte) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	statsAddNewMessage(mailbox)
+
 	// save the raw email in a separate collection
 	raw := clover.NewDocument()
 	raw.Set("_id", id)
@@ -218,12 +220,11 @@ func Store(mailbox string, b []byte) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		// delete the summary because the data insert failed
 		logger.Log().Debugf("[db] error inserting raw message, rolling back")
-		_ = DeleteOneMessage(mailbox, id)
+		DeleteOneMessage(mailbox, id)
+
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	statsAddNewMessage(mailbox)
-
 	count++
 	if count%100 == 0 {
 		logger.Log().Infof("100 messages added in %s", time.Since(per100start))
@@ -399,10 +400,7 @@ func GetMessage(mailbox, id string) (*data.Message, error) {
 		from = &mail.Address{Name: env.GetHeader("From")}
 	}
 
-	date, err := env.Date()
-	if err != nil {
-		// date =
-	}
+	date, _ := env.Date()
 
 	obj := data.Message{
 		ID:      q.ObjectId(),
@@ -522,11 +520,18 @@ func UnreadMessage(mailbox, id string) error {
 
 // DeleteOneMessage will delete a single message from a mailbox
 func DeleteOneMessage(mailbox, id string) error {
+	q, err := db.FindById(mailbox, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	unreadStatus := !q.Get("Read").(bool)
+
 	if err := db.DeleteById(mailbox, id); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	statsDeleteOneMessage(mailbox)
+	statsDeleteOneMessage(mailbox, unreadStatus)
 
 	return db.DeleteById(mailbox+"_data", id)
 }
diff --git a/storage/stats.go b/storage/stats.go
index 4c3fc57..37a8162 100644
--- a/storage/stats.go
+++ b/storage/stats.go
@@ -63,13 +63,23 @@ func statsAddNewMessage(mailbox string) {
 	statsLock.Unlock()
 }
 
-// Deleting one will always mean it was read
-func statsDeleteOneMessage(mailbox string) {
+// Delete one message from the totals. If the message was unread,
+// then it will also deduct one from the Unread status.
+func statsDeleteOneMessage(mailbox string, unread bool) {
 	statsLock.Lock()
 	s, ok := mailboxStats[mailbox]
 	if ok {
+		// deduct from the totals
+		if s.Total > 0 {
+			s.Total = s.Total - 1
+		}
+		// only deduct if the original was unread
+		if unread && s.Unread > 0 {
+			s.Unread = s.Unread - 1
+		}
+
 		mailboxStats[mailbox] = data.MailboxStats{
-			Total:  s.Total - 1,
+			Total:  s.Total,
 			Unread: s.Unread,
 		}
 	}