diff --git a/servicex/servicex_adapter.py b/servicex/servicex_adapter.py
index 52b48368..cbb51b27 100644
--- a/servicex/servicex_adapter.py
+++ b/servicex/servicex_adapter.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def get_dataset(self, dataset_id=None) -> CachedDataset:
             dataset = CachedDataset(**result)
             return dataset
 
-    async def delete_dataset(self, dataset_id=None):
+    async def delete_dataset(self, dataset_id=None) -> bool:
         headers = await self._get_authorization()
         path_template = '/servicex/datasets/{dataset_id}'
         url = self.url + path_template.format(dataset_id=dataset_id)
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ async def delete_dataset(self, dataset_id=None):
                 elif r.status != 200:
                     msg = await _extract_message(r)
                     raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to delete dataset {dataset_id} - {msg}")
+                result = await r.json()
+                return result['stale']
 
     async def submit_transform(self, transform_request: TransformRequest) -> str:
         headers = await self._get_authorization()
diff --git a/tests/test_servicex_adapter.py b/tests/test_servicex_adapter.py
index 208c3063..34c7d699 100644
--- a/tests/test_servicex_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/test_servicex_adapter.py
@@ -247,11 +247,12 @@ async def test_delete_dataset(delete, servicex):
     }
     delete.return_value.__aenter__.return_value.status = 200
 
-    await servicex.delete_dataset(123)
+    r = await servicex.delete_dataset(123)
     delete.assert_called_with(
         url='https://servicex.org/servicex/datasets/123',
         headers={}
     )
+    assert r
 
 
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