diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index 206065beeb..877225de77 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -585,7 +585,10 @@ void EntityScriptingInterface::deleteEntity(QUuid id) {
                 if (entity->getLocked()) {
                     shouldDelete = false;
                 } else {
-                    _entityTree->deleteEntity(entityID);
+                    // only delete local entities, server entities will round trip through the server filters
+                    if (entity->getClientOnly()) {
+                        _entityTree->deleteEntity(entityID);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index 629281749e..8071a8f9b7 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -1946,12 +1946,16 @@ int EntityTree::processEraseMessageDetails(const QByteArray& dataByteArray, cons
 
             _totalFilterTime += endFilter - startFilter;
 
-            entityItemIDsToDelete << entityItemID;
-
-            if (wantEditLogging() || wantTerseEditLogging()) {
-                qCDebug(entities) << "User [" << sourceNode->getUUID() << "] deleting entity. ID:" << entityItemID;
+            if (allowed) {
+                entityItemIDsToDelete << entityItemID;
+                if (wantEditLogging() || wantTerseEditLogging()) {
+                    qCDebug(entities) << "User [" << sourceNode->getUUID() << "] deleting entity. ID:" << entityItemID;
+                }
+            } else if (wantEditLogging() || wantTerseEditLogging()) {
+                qCDebug(entities) << "User [" << sourceNode->getUUID() << "] attempted to deleteentity. ID:" << entityItemID << " Filter rejected erase.";
             }
 
+
         }
         deleteEntities(entityItemIDsToDelete, true, true);
     }