diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 88971d29..b8d8e86d 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -1135,7 +1135,11 @@ export default class Timeline extends Mixins(GlobalMixin, UserConfig) {
 
         try {
             this.loading++;
-            for await (const delIds of dav.archiveFilesByIds(Array.from(this.selection.keys()), !this.routeIsArchive())) {
+            for await (let delIds of dav.archiveFilesByIds(Array.from(this.selection.keys()), !this.routeIsArchive())) {
+                delIds = delIds.filter(x => x);
+                if (delIds.length === 0) {
+                    continue
+                }
                 const delPhotos = delIds.map(id => this.selection.get(id));
                 await this.deleteFromViewWithAnimation(delPhotos);
             }
diff --git a/src/services/DavRequests.ts b/src/services/DavRequests.ts
index 017c3312..005ad75c 100644
--- a/src/services/DavRequests.ts
+++ b/src/services/DavRequests.ts
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ export async function archiveFile(fileid: number, archive: boolean) {
             await archiveFile(id, archive);
             return id as number;
         } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Failed to archive', id, error);
-            showError(t('memories', 'Failed to archive some files.'));
+            console.error('Failed to (un)archive', id, error);
+            const msg = error?.response?.data?.message || t('memories', 'General Failure');
+            showError(t('memories', 'Error: {msg}', { msg }));
             return 0;
         }
     });