diff --git a/src/iface.h b/src/iface.h
index 7a2c43f..bb59dd8 100644
--- a/src/iface.h
+++ b/src/iface.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ typedef struct MsgSpaceList {
 } msgSpaceList;
 
 typedef struct MsgQueueElem {
+  msgQueueElemId id;  
   int poolIndex;
   int bufferIndex;
   msgQueueElemId next;  
diff --git a/src/queueClose.c b/src/queueClose.c
index afe521e..0f8ea7a 100644
--- a/src/queueClose.c
+++ b/src/queueClose.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "libnazgul.h"
 #include "ids.h"
+#include "libnazgul.h"
 
-int queueClose(msgQueue * queue){
+int msgQueueClose(msgQueue * queue){
   msgQueueId qId;
   strcpy(qId,queue->id);
   
diff --git a/src/queueDelete.c b/src/queueDelete.c
index 56b8fbf..64c05a3 100644
--- a/src/queueDelete.c
+++ b/src/queueDelete.c
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ int msgQueueElemDelete(msgQueueElemId queueElemId){
   msgQueueElemId nextIdToDie;
   
   queueElemAddr = msgQueueElemOpen(queueElemId);
-  msgQueueElemClose(queueElem);
+  strcpy(nextIdToDie,queueElemAddr->id);
+  msgQueueElemClose(queueElemAddr);
+  
+  if (shm_unlink(queueElemId) < 0){
+  	NZG_ERROR("shm_unlink msgQueueElem",queueElemId);
+ 	goto ERROR;	
+  }
+
   if (nextIdToDie != NULL){
 	return msgQueueElemDelete(nextIdToDie);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/queueElemDelete.c b/src/queueElemDelete.c
index 8af618d..9fb4a9c 100644
--- a/src/queueElemDelete.c
+++ b/src/queueElemDelete.c
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ int msgQueueElemDelete(msgQueueElemId queueElemId){
   msgQueueElemId nextIdToDie;
   
   queueElemAddr = msgQueueElemOpen(queueElemId);
-  msgQueueElemClose(queueElem);
+  if (queueElemAddr==NULL){
+	NZG_ERROR("msgQueueElemOpen",queueElemId);
+	goto ERROR;
+  }
+
+  if (msgQueueElemClose(queueElemAddr) < 0){
+  	NZG_ERROR("msgQueueElemClose",queueElemId);
+	goto ERROR;
+  }
+
   if (nextIdToDie != NULL){
 	return msgQueueElemDelete(nextIdToDie);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/queueOpen.c b/src/queueOpen.c
index 2493a85..514a620 100644
--- a/src/queueOpen.c
+++ b/src/queueOpen.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "libnazgul.h"
 #include "ids.h"
 
-void * queueOpen(msgQueueId queueId){
+void * msgQueueOpen(msgQueueId queueId){
   int queueFd;
   void * queueAddr;