diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 803117b..a1b8ed2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ To bring up the telescope window listing your workspaces run the following
 :lua require('telescope').extensions.git_worktree.git_worktrees()
 -- <Enter> - switches to that worktree
 -- <c-d> - deletes that worktree
--- <c-D> - force deletes that worktree
+-- <c-f> - toggles forcing of the next deletion
 ```
 
 ### Create a worktree
diff --git a/lua/telescope/_extensions/git_worktree.lua b/lua/telescope/_extensions/git_worktree.lua
index 0e795b1..905a358 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/_extensions/git_worktree.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/_extensions/git_worktree.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ local action_state = require("telescope.actions.state")
 local conf = require("telescope.config").values
 local git_worktree = require("git-worktree")
 
+local force_next_deletion = false
+
 local get_worktree_path = function(prompt_bufnr)
     local selection = action_state.get_selected_entry(prompt_bufnr)
     return selection.path
@@ -23,37 +25,60 @@ local switch_worktree = function(prompt_bufnr)
     end
 end
 
-local offer_forced_deletion = function()
-  local confirmation = vim.fn.input(
-      string.format("Deletion failed, would you like to force delete? [y/n]: ")
-  )
+local toggle_forced_deletion = function()
+    -- redraw otherwise the message is not displayed when in insert mode
+    if force_next_deletion then
+        print('The next deletion will not be forced')
+        vim.fn.execute('redraw')
+    else
+        print('The next deletion will be forced')
+        vim.fn.execute('redraw')
+        force_next_deletion = true
+    end
+end
 
-  if string.sub(string.lower(confirmation), 0, 1) == "y" then
-      return true
-  end
+local delete_success_handler = function()
+    force_next_deletion = false
+end
 
-  return false
+local delete_failure_handler = function()
+    print("Deletion failed, use <C-f> to force the next deletion")
 end
 
--- create_delete_failure_handler and delete_worktree need access to each other
--- so delete_worktree is initialized above create_delete_failure_handler
-local delete_worktree
+local ask_to_confirm_deletion = function(forcing)
+    if forcing then
+        return vim.fn.input("Force deletion of worktree? [y/n]: ")
+    end
+
+    return vim.fn.input("Delete worktree? [y/n]: ")
+end
 
--- TODO WIP
-local create_delete_failure_handler = function(prompt_bufnr)
-    return function(err)
-        if offer_forced_deletion() then
-            delete_worktree(prompt_bufnr, true)
-        end
+local confirm_deletion = function(forcing)
+    if not git_worktree._config.confirm_telescope_deletions then
+        return true
     end
+
+    local confirmed = ask_to_confirm_deletion(forcing)
+
+    if string.sub(string.lower(confirmed), 0, 1) == "y" then
+        return true
+    end
+
+    print("Didn't delete worktree")
+    return false
 end
 
-delete_worktree = function(prompt_bufnr, force)
+local delete_worktree = function(prompt_bufnr)
+    if not confirm_deletion() then
+        return
+    end
+
     local worktree_path = get_worktree_path(prompt_bufnr)
     actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
     if worktree_path ~= nil then
-       git_worktree.delete_worktree(worktree_path, force, {
-           -- on_failure = create_delete_failure_handler(prompt_bufnr),
+       git_worktree.delete_worktree(worktree_path, force_next_deletion, {
+           on_failure = delete_failure_handler,
+           on_success = delete_success_handler
        })
     end
 end
@@ -190,12 +215,10 @@ local telescope_git_worktree = function(opts)
         attach_mappings = function(_, map)
             action_set.select:replace(switch_worktree)
 
-            map("i", "<c-d>", function(prompt_bufnr)
-                delete_worktree(prompt_bufnr)
-            end)
-            map("n", "<c-d>", function(prompt_bufnr)
-                delete_worktree(prompt_bufnr)
-            end)
+            map("i", "<c-d>", delete_worktree)
+            map("n", "<c-d>", delete_worktree)
+            map("i", "<c-f>", toggle_forced_deletion)
+            map("n", "<c-f>", toggle_forced_deletion)
 
             return true
         end