diff --git a/cli/delete.go b/cli/delete.go
index afc5686..ba1cb97 100644
--- a/cli/delete.go
+++ b/cli/delete.go
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ func checkDeleteSyntax(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	if ctx.Int("batch") < 1 {
 		console.Fatal("batch size much be 1 or bigger")
 	}
-	wantO := ctx.Int("batch") * ctx.Int("concurrent") * 4
-	if ctx.Int("objects") < wantO {
-		console.Fatalf("Too few objects: With current --batch  and --concurrent settings, at least %d objects should be used for a valid benchmark. Use --objects=%d", wantO, wantO)
+	if !ctx.Bool("list-existing") {
+		wantO := ctx.Int("batch") * ctx.Int("concurrent") * 4
+		if ctx.Int("objects") < wantO {
+			console.Fatalf("Too few objects: With current --batch  and --concurrent settings, at least %d objects should be used for a valid benchmark. Use --objects=%d", wantO, wantO)
+		}
 	}
 }