diff --git a/cfgov/archival/tests/test_wagtail_hooks.py b/cfgov/archival/tests/test_wagtail_hooks.py
index b1e3a0916d..4d31e558e3 100644
--- a/cfgov/archival/tests/test_wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/cfgov/archival/tests/test_wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from wagtail.models import Site
 from wagtail.test.utils import WagtailTestUtils
 
+from archival.wagtail_hooks import archive_page_data
 from v1.models import BlogPage
 
 
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.test_page2 = BlogPage(title="test page", slug="test-page2")
         root_page.add_child(instance=self.test_page2)
 
+        self.test_page3 = BlogPage(title="test page", slug="test-page3")
+        root_page.add_child(instance=self.test_page3)
+
         self.fs = apps.get_app_config("archival").filesystem
 
     def test_delete_page(self):
@@ -47,10 +51,6 @@ def test_delete_page(self):
             > 0
         )
 
-        # And the page was deleted
-        with self.assertRaises(BlogPage.DoesNotExist):
-            self.test_page1.refresh_from_db()
-
     def test_bulk_delete_page(self):
         self.client.post(
             reverse(
@@ -81,6 +81,26 @@ def test_bulk_delete_page(self):
             > 0
         )
 
-        # And the page was deleted
-        with self.assertRaises(BlogPage.DoesNotExist):
-            self.test_page1.refresh_from_db()
+    def test_delete_page_confirmation(self):
+        self.client.get(
+            reverse("wagtailadmin_pages:delete", args=(self.test_page3.pk,))
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.fs.glob(
+                os.path.join(
+                    settings.ARCHIVE_DIR, self.test_page3.slug, "*.json"
+                )
+            )
+            .count()
+            .files,
+            0,
+        )
+
+    @override_settings(ARCHIVE_DIR=None)
+    def test_delete_page_with_no_archive_dir(self):
+        archive_page_data(self.test_page3)
+
+        # There should be no test-page3 directory anywhere in the filesystem
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.fs.glob(f"**/{self.test_page3.slug}/").count().directories, 0
+        )
diff --git a/cfgov/archival/wagtail_hooks.py b/cfgov/archival/wagtail_hooks.py
index 62fe4b7cb0..0407116aa8 100644
--- a/cfgov/archival/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/cfgov/archival/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 
 def archive_page_data(page):
+    # If settings.ARCHIVE_DIR is not set, don't do anything
+    if getattr(settings, "ARCHIVE_DIR", None) is None:
+        return
+
     fs = apps.get_app_config("archival").filesystem
 
     page_path = unquote(page.specific.url[1:])
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ def archive_page_data(page):
 @hooks.register("before_delete_page")
 def archive_before_deletion(request, page):
     """Archive a page before deleting it."""
-    archive_page_data(page)
+    # Only archive once deletion has been confirmed
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        archive_page_data(page)
 
 
 @hooks.register("before_bulk_action")