2 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/couchdb/couch_db.erl b/src/couchdb/couch_db.erl
index 098f3de7..e8c7eb93 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/couch_db.erl
+++ b/src/couchdb/couch_db.erl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ start_link0(DbName, Filepath, Options) ->
             ok = file:rename(Filepath ++ ".compact", Filepath),
             Fd0;
         {error, enoent} ->
-            throw({error, not_found})
+            throw(not_found)
         end;
     Else ->
         throw(Else)
diff --git a/src/couchdb/couch_httpd.erl b/src/couchdb/couch_httpd.erl
index 86e41f8b..85fbe868 100644
--- a/src/couchdb/couch_httpd.erl
+++ b/src/couchdb/couch_httpd.erl
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ handle_db_request(Req, 'PUT', {DbName, []}) ->
             throw({unknown_error, Msg})
     end;
 
+handle_db_request(Req, 'DELETE', {DbName, []}) ->
+    case couch_server:delete(DbName) of
+    ok ->
+        send_json(Req, 200, {obj, [
+            {ok, true}
+        ]});
+    Error ->
+        throw(Error)
+    end;
+    
 handle_db_request(Req, Method, {DbName, Rest}) ->
     case couch_db:open(DbName, []) of
         {ok, Db} ->
@@ -180,12 +190,6 @@ handle_db_request(Req, Method, {DbName, Rest}) ->
             throw(Error)
     end;
 
-handle_db_request(Req, 'DELETE', {DbName, _Db, []}) ->
-    ok = couch_server:delete(DbName),
-    send_json(Req, 200, {obj, [
-        {ok, true}
-    ]});
-
 handle_db_request(Req, 'GET', {DbName, Db, []}) ->
     {ok, DbInfo} = couch_db:get_db_info(Db),
     send_json(Req, {obj, [{db_name, DbName} | DbInfo]});