diff --git a/authority-portal-backend/authority-portal-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/de/sovity/authorityportal/web/UiResourceImpl.kt b/authority-portal-backend/authority-portal-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/de/sovity/authorityportal/web/UiResourceImpl.kt
index df9e4967..d0eb25f7 100644
--- a/authority-portal-backend/authority-portal-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/de/sovity/authorityportal/web/UiResourceImpl.kt
+++ b/authority-portal-backend/authority-portal-quarkus/src/main/kotlin/de/sovity/authorityportal/web/UiResourceImpl.kt
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class UiResourceImpl(
 
     @Transactional
     override fun deleteOrganization(organizationId: String): IdResponse {
-        authUtils.requiresRole(Roles.UserRoles.AUTHORITY_USER)
+        authUtils.requiresRole(Roles.UserRoles.AUTHORITY_ADMIN)
         return organizationDeletionApiService.deleteOrganizationAndDependencies(organizationId, loggedInUser.userId)
     }
 }