diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index cbdda20..53510ca 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -878,6 +878,12 @@ void ContentManager::updateLibraryFromDir(QString monitorDir)
     const auto kiwixLib = mp_library->getKiwixLibrary();
     kiwix::Manager manager(kiwixLib);
     bool needsRefresh = !removedZims.empty();
+    for (auto bookPath : removedZims) {
+        try {
+            const auto book = kiwixLib->getBookByPath(bookPath.toStdString());
+            mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(QString::fromStdString(book.getId()));
+        } catch (...) {}
+    }
     for (auto bookPath : addedZims) {
         if ( mp_library->isBeingDownloadedByUs(bookPath) ) {
             // qDebug() << "DBG: ContentManager::updateLibraryFromDir(): "
@@ -887,12 +893,6 @@ void ContentManager::updateLibraryFromDir(QString monitorDir)
             needsRefresh |= manager.addBookFromPath(bookPath.toStdString());
         }
     }
-    for (auto bookPath : removedZims) {
-        try {
-            const auto book = kiwixLib->getBookByPath(bookPath.toStdString());
-            mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(QString::fromStdString(book.getId()));
-        } catch (...) {}
-    }
     if (needsRefresh) {
         emit(booksChanged());
         setMonitorDirZims(monitorDir, newDirEntries);