diff --git a/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/basesnippet.controller.acceptance.ts b/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/basesnippet.controller.acceptance.ts
index 6b4534b4..51baf5c0 100644
--- a/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/basesnippet.controller.acceptance.ts
+++ b/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/basesnippet.controller.acceptance.ts
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ describe('Basesnippet', function (this: Suite) {
     },
     {
       input: {
-        deleteACL: ['basesnippetAcceptance', 'someNew'],
+        deleteACL: ['restrict', 'someNew'],
         token: 'adminToken',
       },
       expected: 204,
@@ -752,4 +752,14 @@ describe('Basesnippet', function (this: Suite) {
         throw err;
       });
   });
+
+  [404, 204].forEach(t => {
+    it(`delete snippet should return ${t}`, async () => {
+      await client
+        .delete(`/basesnippets/${baseSnippetId}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${t === 404 ? token : adminToken}`)
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(t);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/logbook.controller.acceptance.ts b/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/logbook.controller.acceptance.ts
index 33b6d3b1..aa0cfb0d 100644
--- a/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/logbook.controller.acceptance.ts
+++ b/sci-log-db/src/__tests__/acceptance/logbook.controller.acceptance.ts
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ describe('Logbook', function (this: Suite) {
       .expect(401);
   });
 
-  it('delete snippet by id with token should return 204', async () => {
+  it('delete snippet by id with token should return 404', async () => {
     await client
       .delete(`/logbooks/${logbookSnippetId}`)
       .set('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + token)
       .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-      .expect(204);
+      .expect(404);
   });
 
   it('restore snippet by id without token should return 401', async () => {
diff --git a/sci-log-db/src/repositories/autoadd.repository.base.ts b/sci-log-db/src/repositories/autoadd.repository.base.ts
index e2b88f0b..929b8af7 100644
--- a/sci-log-db/src/repositories/autoadd.repository.base.ts
+++ b/sci-log-db/src/repositories/autoadd.repository.base.ts
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ export class AutoAddRepository<
         delete ctx.data.createdBy;
         delete ctx.data.expiresAt;
         if (currentUser?.roles?.includes('admin')) return;
-        const updateCondition = this.updateACLCondition(
-          currentUser,
-          'updateACL',
-        );
-        ctx.where = this.addACLToFilter(ctx.where, updateCondition);
+        let editCondition: Where<Basesnippet>;
+        if (ctx.data.deleted)
+          editCondition = this.updateACLCondition(currentUser, 'deleteACL');
+        else editCondition = this.updateACLCondition(currentUser, 'updateACL');
+        ctx.where = this.addACLToFilter(ctx.where, editCondition);
         if (this.acls.some(acl => acl !== 'readACL' && ctx.data[acl])) {
           const adminCondition = this.updateACLCondition(
             currentUser,
@@ -378,6 +378,15 @@ export class AutoAddRepository<
       console.log('going to save:' + JSON.stringify(ctx, null, 3));
     });
 
+    modelClass.observe('before delete', async ctx => {
+      const currentUser = ctx.options.currentUser;
+      if (currentUser?.roles?.includes('admin')) return;
+      ctx.where = this.addACLToFilter(
+        ctx.where,
+        this.updateACLCondition(currentUser, 'deleteACL'),
+      );
+    });
+
     modelClass.observe('access', async ctx => {
       // console.log("=========Access Observe:", ctx?.options)
       // eslint-disable-next-line  no-prototype-builtins