diff --git a/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py b/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
index 9399ca456ac..ae23fb83d4a 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
+++ b/scripts/cleanup_datasets/admin_cleanup_datasets.py
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ def administrative_delete_datasets(
     emailtemplate = Template(filename=template_file)
     for email, dataset_list in user_notifications.items():
         msgtext = emailtemplate.render(email=email, datasets=dataset_list, cutoff=cutoff_days)
-        subject = f"Galaxy Server Cleanup - {len(dataset_list)} datasets DELETED"
+        state = "" if info_only or email_only else " DELETED"
+        subject = f"Galaxy Server Cleanup - {len(dataset_list)} datasets{state}"
         fromaddr = config.email_from
         print()
         print(f"From: {fromaddr}")