diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 32820a0351..3af875b2f2 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8560,3 +8560,11 @@ David  26 June 2005
 
     sched/
         handle_request.C
+
+David  26 June 2005
+    - trigger transitioner when cancel WU, to set file delete
+
+    client/
+        file_names.C
+    html/ops
+        cancel_wu_action.php
diff --git a/client/file_names.C b/client/file_names.C
index 7bad83a22d..55ce96fa11 100644
--- a/client/file_names.C
+++ b/client/file_names.C
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void get_account_filename(char* master_url, char* path) {
 }
 
 static bool bad_account_filename(const char* filename) {
-    msg_printf(NULL, MSG_ERROR, "Invalid account file: %s", filename);
+    msg_printf(NULL, MSG_ERROR, "Invalid account filename: %s", filename);
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/html/ops/cancel_wu_action.php b/html/ops/cancel_wu_action.php
index f13dfd2570..a37cd40d41 100644
--- a/html/ops/cancel_wu_action.php
+++ b/html/ops/cancel_wu_action.php
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ function cancel_wu($wuid1, $wuid2) {
         return 2;
     }
 
+    // trigger the transitioner (it will set file_delete_state)
+
+    $now = time();
+    $query = ="update workunit set transition_time=$now where $wuid1<=id and id<=$wuid2";
+    mysql_query($query);
+
     return 0;
 }