diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 59f7c3d..feacf98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Fixed
 * Fixed threading issue when importing images (causing potential
   hangs/weird behaviour)
 * Fixed an intermittent crash when invoking New Scene
+* Fixed bee files hanging on to disk space of deleted images (issue #99)
 
 
 
diff --git a/beeref/fileio/sql.py b/beeref/fileio/sql.py
index 0905b5e..a8077c6 100644
--- a/beeref/fileio/sql.py
+++ b/beeref/fileio/sql.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class SQLiteIO:
                 if self.worker.canceled:
                     break
         self.delete_items(to_delete)
+        self.ex('VACUUM')
         self.connection.commit()
         if self.worker:
             self.worker.finished.emit(self.filename, [])