diff --git a/app/controllers/commands_controller.rb b/app/controllers/commands_controller.rb
index 12631b481..d1247a668 100644
--- a/app/controllers/commands_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/commands_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class CommandsController < ApplicationController
         result = command.execute
         respond_with_execution_result(result)
       else
+        command.destroy
         render plain: command.title, status: :conflict
       end
     else
diff --git a/test/controllers/commands_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/commands_controller_test.rb
index 2b5f027ba..96a1dd578 100644
--- a/test/controllers/commands_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/commands_controller_test.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CommandsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   test "commands requiring confirmation return a 409 conflict response" do
-    assert_difference -> { users(:kevin).commands.count }, +1 do
+    assert_no_difference -> { users(:kevin).commands.count } do
       post commands_path, params: { command: "/assign @kevin" }, headers: { "HTTP_REFERER" => cards_path }
     end