diff --git a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/edit/[name]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/edit/[name]/+page.svelte
index c49c32ed..cbda635c 100644
--- a/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/edit/[name]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/[recipeLang=recipeLang]/edit/[name]/+page.svelte
@@ -209,16 +209,15 @@
 			//alert(item.message)
 			return
 		}
-		return
 		const res = await fetch('/api/rezepte/delete', {
 			method: 'POST',
 			body: JSON.stringify({
 				old_short_name,
+			}),
 			headers: {
        				'content-type': 'application/json',
-     				}
-			})
-
+				credentials: 'include',
+     			}
 		})
 		if(res.ok){
 			const url = location.href.split('/')
diff --git a/src/routes/api/rezepte/delete/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/rezepte/delete/+server.ts
index 758892d6..3babe6e9 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/rezepte/delete/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/rezepte/delete/+server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { Recipe } from '../../../../models/Recipe';
+import { UserFavorites } from '../../../../models/UserFavorites';
 import { dbConnect } from '../../../../utils/db';
 import type {RecipeModelType} from '../../../../types/types';
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
@@ -13,8 +14,23 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({request, locals}) => {
 
   	const short_name = message.old_short_name
 	await dbConnect();
+
+	// Find the recipe to get its ObjectId before deleting
+	const recipe = await Recipe.findOne({short_name: short_name});
+	if (!recipe) {
+		throw error(404, "Recipe not found");
+	}
+
+	// Remove this recipe from all users' favorites
+	await UserFavorites.updateMany(
+		{ favorites: recipe._id },
+		{ $pull: { favorites: recipe._id } }
+	);
+
+	// Delete the recipe
 	await Recipe.findOneAndDelete({short_name: short_name});
+
 	return new Response(JSON.stringify({msg: "Deleted recipe successfully"}),{
-			    status: 200,
+		    status: 200,
   	});
 }