diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
index 90b4d6e17..c54d1f4c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListAdapter.kt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class EventListAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, val listItems: ArrayList<ListIt
             } else {
                 listener?.addEventRepeatException(eventIds, timestamps)
             }
-            removeSelectedItems()
+            finishActMode()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/EventListFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/EventListFragment.kt
index fdeeffafc..349931ff8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/EventListFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/EventListFragment.kt
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class EventListFragment : Fragment(), DeleteEventsListener {
     override fun deleteItems(ids: ArrayList<Int>) {
         val eventIDs = Array(ids.size, { i -> (ids[i].toString()) })
         context!!.dbHelper.deleteEvents(eventIDs, true)
+        checkEvents()
     }
 
     override fun addEventRepeatException(parentIds: ArrayList<Int>, timestamps: ArrayList<Int>) {