diff --git a/account/account.py b/account/account.py
index d74c274..021223c 100644
--- a/account/account.py
+++ b/account/account.py
@@ -65,7 +65,19 @@ def delete():
 
     if passwordhash:
         if verify_hash == passwordhash:
-            return "Your account would have been deleted... if this worked. Which it doesn't. Email postmaster@hectabit.org to delete your email."
+            # return "Your account would have been deleted... if this worked. Which it doesn't. Email postmaster@hectabit.org to delete your email."
+            cmd = ["maddy", "creds", "delete", key_to_fetch]
+            result = subprocess.run(" ".join(cmd), shell=True, check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                # Command executed successfully
+                return "Email deleted!"
+            else:
+                # Handle errors, log them, and return False
+                error_message = result.stderr.decode("utf-8")
+                print(f"Error deleting email account: {error_message}")
+                return "Error deleting email account!"
+
         else:
             return "Incorrect email or password"
     else: