diff --git a/ngeo_browse_server/control/management/commands/ngeo_delete.py b/ngeo_browse_server/control/management/commands/ngeo_delete.py
index 7977e032..77ad7f35 100644
--- a/ngeo_browse_server/control/management/commands/ngeo_delete.py
+++ b/ngeo_browse_server/control/management/commands/ngeo_delete.py
@@ -184,25 +184,42 @@ def _handle(self, start, end, browse_layer_id, browse_type):
                 logger.warning("Optimized browse image to be deleted not found"
                                " in path: %s" % file_path)
 
-        for minx, miny, maxx, maxy, start_time, end_time in seed_areas:
-            try:
-
-                # seed MapCache synchronously
-                # TODO: maybe replace this with an async solution
-                seed_mapcache(tileset=browse_layer_model.id,
-                              grid=browse_layer_model.grid,
-                              minx=minx, miny=miny,
-                              maxx=maxx, maxy=maxy,
-                              minzoom=browse_layer_model.lowest_map_level,
-                              maxzoom=browse_layer_model.highest_map_level,
-                              start_time=start_time,
-                              end_time=end_time,
-                              delete=False,
-                              **get_mapcache_seed_config())
-                logger.info("Successfully finished seeding.")
-
-            except Exception, e:
-                logger.warn("Seeding failed: %s" % str(e))
+        # only if either start or end is present browses are left
+        if start or end:
+            if start:
+                if end:
+                    seed_areas = [
+                        area for area in seed_areas
+                        if not (area[4] >= start and area[5] <= end)
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    seed_areas = [
+                        area for area in seed_areas if not (area[4] >= start)
+                    ]
+            else:
+                seed_areas = [
+                    area for area in seed_areas if not (area[5] <= end)
+                ]
+
+            for minx, miny, maxx, maxy, start_time, end_time in seed_areas:
+                try:
+
+                    # seed MapCache synchronously
+                    # TODO: maybe replace this with an async solution
+                    seed_mapcache(tileset=browse_layer_model.id,
+                                  grid=browse_layer_model.grid,
+                                  minx=minx, miny=miny,
+                                  maxx=maxx, maxy=maxy,
+                                  minzoom=browse_layer_model.lowest_map_level,
+                                  maxzoom=browse_layer_model.highest_map_level,
+                                  start_time=start_time,
+                                  end_time=end_time,
+                                  delete=False,
+                                  **get_mapcache_seed_config())
+                    logger.info("Successfully finished seeding.")
+
+                except Exception, e:
+                    logger.warn("Seeding failed: %s" % str(e))
 
         # TODO:
         #   - think about what to do with brows report