diff --git a/backend/internal/controller/user_controller.go b/backend/internal/controller/user_controller.go
index 95b7f19b..534e42fa 100644
--- a/backend/internal/controller/user_controller.go
+++ b/backend/internal/controller/user_controller.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (uc *UserController) getCurrentUserHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // @Success 204 "No Content"
 // @Router /api/users/{id} [delete]
 func (uc *UserController) deleteUserHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	if err := uc.userService.DeleteUser(c.Param("id")); err != nil {
+	if err := uc.userService.DeleteUser(c.Param("id"), false); err != nil {
 		_ = c.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/ldap_service.go b/backend/internal/service/ldap_service.go
index dfd5e1c5..ce8282b4 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/ldap_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/ldap_service.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (s *LdapService) SyncUsers() error {
 	// Delete users that no longer exist in LDAP
 	for _, user := range ldapUsersInDb {
 		if _, exists := ldapUserIDs[*user.LdapID]; !exists {
-			if err := s.userService.DeleteUser(user.ID); err != nil {
+			if err := s.userService.DeleteUser(user.ID, true); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Failed to delete user %s with: %v", user.Username, err)
 			} else {
 				log.Printf("Deleted user %s", user.Username)
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/user_service.go b/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
index fd318891..27add3ba 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateProfilePicture(userID string, file io.Reader) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *UserService) DeleteUser(userID string) error {
+func (s *UserService) DeleteUser(userID string, allowLdapDelete bool) error {
 	var user model.User
 	if err := s.db.Where("id = ?", userID).First(&user).Error; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Disallow deleting the user if it is an LDAP user and LDAP is enabled
-	if user.LdapID != nil && s.appConfigService.DbConfig.LdapEnabled.IsTrue() {
+	if !allowLdapDelete && user.LdapID != nil && s.appConfigService.DbConfig.LdapEnabled.IsTrue() {
 		return &common.LdapUserUpdateError{}
 	}