diff --git a/app/switch/resources/conf/languages/en/vm/sounds.xml b/app/switch/resources/conf/languages/en/vm/sounds.xml
index 00ba8ac144..537dfd6eab 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/conf/languages/en/vm/sounds.xml
+++ b/app/switch/resources/conf/languages/en/vm/sounds.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@
     </input>
   </macro>
 
+  <macro name="voicemail_deleted_message_count">
+    <input pattern="^(1):(.*)$" break_on_match="true">
+      <match>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-you_have.wav"/>
+        <action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="items"/>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-$2.wav"/>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-message.wav"/>
+      </match>
+    </input>
+    <input pattern="^(\d+):(.*)$">
+      <match>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-you_have.wav"/>
+        <action function="say" data="$1" method="pronounced" type="items"/>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-$2.wav"/>
+        <action function="play-file" data="voicemail/vm-messages.wav"/>
+      </match>
+    </input>
+  </macro>
+
   <macro name="voicemail_menu">
     <input pattern="^([0-9#*]):([0-9#*]):([0-9#*]):([0-9#*])$">
       <match>
diff --git a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/remove_deleted_messages.lua b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/remove_deleted_messages.lua
index 1e8a94bc27..7fd4379f7d 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/remove_deleted_messages.lua
+++ b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/remove_deleted_messages.lua
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
                 if (debug["info"]) then
                     freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[voicemail][deleted] message: " .. uuid .. "\n");
                 end
+                message_number = message_number + 1;
             end
-
         
         --clear the variable
             db_voicemail_uuid = '';
             messages_to_delete = {};
-        
+
         --flush dtmf digits from the input buffer
             session:flushDigits();