diff --git a/duckscript_sdk/src/sdk/std/release/mod.rs b/duckscript_sdk/src/sdk/std/release/mod.rs
index 2e5fe45..43b44e4 100755
--- a/duckscript_sdk/src/sdk/std/release/mod.rs
+++ b/duckscript_sdk/src/sdk/std/release/mod.rs
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ impl Command for CommandImpl {
                     (arguments[0].to_string(), false)
                 };
 
-            if recursive {
-                remove_handle_recursive(state, key);
+            let removed = if recursive {
+                remove_handle_recursive(state, key)
             } else {
-                remove_handle(state, key);
-            }
+                let old_value = remove_handle(state, key);
+                old_value.is_some()
+            };
 
-            CommandResult::Continue(Some(true.to_string()))
+            CommandResult::Continue(Some(removed.to_string()))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/duckscript_sdk/src/utils/state.rs b/duckscript_sdk/src/utils/state.rs
index 1366ad1..aa32139 100644
--- a/duckscript_sdk/src/utils/state.rs
+++ b/duckscript_sdk/src/utils/state.rs
@@ -68,30 +68,40 @@ pub(crate) fn remove_handle(
     handle_state.remove(&key)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn remove_handle_recursive(state: &mut HashMap<String, StateValue>, key: String) {
-    if let Some(state_value) = remove_handle(state, key.to_string()) {
-        match state_value {
+pub(crate) fn remove_handle_recursive(
+    state: &mut HashMap<String, StateValue>,
+    key: String,
+) -> bool {
+    match remove_handle(state, key.to_string()) {
+        Some(state_value) => match state_value {
             StateValue::List(list) => {
                 for value in list {
                     if let StateValue::String(value) = value {
-                        remove_handle_recursive(state, value)
+                        remove_handle_recursive(state, value);
                     };
                 }
+
+                true
             }
             StateValue::Set(set) => {
                 for value in set {
-                    remove_handle_recursive(state, value)
+                    remove_handle_recursive(state, value);
                 }
+
+                true
             }
             StateValue::SubState(map) => {
                 for (_, map_value) in map {
                     if let StateValue::String(value) = map_value {
-                        remove_handle_recursive(state, value)
+                        remove_handle_recursive(state, value);
                     };
                 }
+
+                true
             }
-            _ => (),
-        }
+            _ => true,
+        },
+        None => false,
     }
 }