diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
index fb5dc6fb0..10f2b3460 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-project/identity-project-service.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export const identityProjectServiceFactory = ({
     if (!hasRequiredPriviledges)
       throw new ForbiddenRequestError({ message: "Failed to delete more privileged identity" });
 
-    const [deletedIdentity] = await identityProjectDAL.delete({ identityId });
+    const [deletedIdentity] = await identityProjectDAL.delete({ identityId, projectId });
     return deletedIdentity;
   };