diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index b8a6985b1c..af05f64df1 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -3973,7 +3973,19 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype.erase = function() {
 	}
 	
 	Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM itemData WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
-	Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM items WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
+	
+	try {
+		Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM items WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
+	}
+	catch (e) {
+		// If deletion fails, try to correct a few things that have come up before
+		Zotero.debug("Item deletion failed -- trying to fix", 2);
+		Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM fulltextItemWords WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
+		Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM itemTags WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
+		
+		// And then try again
+		Zotero.DB.query('DELETE FROM items WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
+	}
 	
 	try {
 		Zotero.DB.commitTransaction();