diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandler.coffee
index c78b588e8a..78e3f12ed6 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandler.coffee
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports =
 				logger.log user_id:user_id, filePath:path, projectName:projectName, project_id:project._id, "project found for delete update, path is root so marking project as deleted"
 				return projectDeleter.markAsDeletedByExternalSource project._id, callback
 			else
-				updateMerger.deleteUpdate project._id, path, source, (err)->
+				updateMerger.deleteUpdate user_id, project._id, path, source, (err)->
 					callback(err)
 
 
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMerger.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMerger.coffee
index 010594d16a..e49c52aab2 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMerger.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMerger.coffee
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ module.exports =
 					else
 						self.p.processDoc project_id, elementId, user_id, fsPath, path, source, callback
 
-	deleteUpdate: (project_id, path, source, callback)->
+	deleteUpdate: (user_id, project_id, path, source, callback)->
 		projectLocator.findElementByPath project_id, path, (err, element, type)->
 			if  err? || !element?
 				logger.log element:element, project_id:project_id, path:path, "could not find entity for deleting, assuming it was already deleted"
 				return callback()
 			logger.log project_id:project_id, path:path, type:type, element:element, "processing update to delete entity from tpds"
-			editorController.deleteEntity project_id, element._id, type, source, (err)->
+			editorController.deleteEntity project_id, element._id, type, source, user_id, (err)->
 				logger.log project_id:project_id, path:path, "finished processing update to delete entity from tpds"
 				callback()
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectStructureTests.coffee b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectStructureTests.coffee
index fa91f7aeff..cb59efe1df 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectStructureTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/coffee/ProjectStructureTests.coffee
@@ -422,3 +422,25 @@ describe "ProjectStructureChanges", ->
 				done()
 
 			image_file.pipe(req)
+
+		it "should version deleting a doc", (done) ->
+			req = @owner.request.delete {
+				uri: "/user/#{@owner._id}/update/#{@tpds_project_name}/test.tex",
+				auth:
+					user: _.keys(Settings.httpAuthUsers)[0]
+					pass: _.values(Settings.httpAuthUsers)[0]
+					sendImmediately: true
+			}, (error, res, body) =>
+				throw error if error?
+				if res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 300
+					throw new Error("failed to delete doc #{res.statusCode}")
+
+				updates = MockDocUpdaterApi.getProjectStructureUpdates(@tpds_project_id).docUpdates
+				expect(updates.length).to.equal(1)
+				update = updates[0]
+				expect(update.userId).to.equal(@owner._id)
+				expect(update.pathname).to.equal("/test.tex")
+				expect(update.newPathname).to.equal("")
+
+				done()
+
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandlerTests.coffee
index dedd3ea7c8..3984d6341f 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/TpdsUpdateHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe 'TpdsUpdateHandler', ->
 	beforeEach ->
 		@requestQueuer = {}
 		@updateMerger = 
-			deleteUpdate: (user_id, path, source, cb)->cb()
+			deleteUpdate: (user_id, project_id, path, source, cb)->cb()
 			mergeUpdate:(user_id, project_id, path, update, source, cb)->cb()
 		@editorController = {}
 		@project_id = "dsjajilknaksdn"
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ describe 'TpdsUpdateHandler', ->
 		it 'should call deleteEntity in the collaberation manager', (done)->
 			path = "/delete/this"
 			update = {}
-			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate = sinon.stub().callsArg(3)
+			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate = sinon.stub().callsArg(4)
 
 			@handler.deleteUpdate @user_id, @project.name, path, @source, =>
 				@projectDeleter.markAsDeletedByExternalSource.calledWith(@project._id).should.equal false
-				@updateMerger.deleteUpdate.calledWith(@project_id, path, @source).should.equal true
+				@updateMerger.deleteUpdate
+					.calledWith(@user_id, @project_id, path, @source)
+					.should.equal true
 				done()
 
 		it 'should mark the project as deleted by external source if path is a single slash', (done)->
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMergerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMergerTests.coffee
index e20419765f..cb2aa059ea 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMergerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/ThirdPartyDataStore/UpdateMergerTests.coffee
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ describe 'UpdateMerger :', ->
 
 		it 'should get the element id', ->
 			@projectLocator.findElementByPath = sinon.spy()
-			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate @project_id, @path, @source, ->
+			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate @user_id, @project_id, @path, @source, ->
 			@projectLocator.findElementByPath.calledWith(@project_id, @path).should.equal true
 
 		it 'should delete the entity in the editor controller with the correct type', (done)->
 			@entity.lines = []
-			mock = sinon.mock(@editorController).expects("deleteEntity").withArgs(@project_id, @entity_id, @type, @source).callsArg(4)
-			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate @project_id, @path, @source, ->
+			mock = sinon.mock(@editorController).expects("deleteEntity").withArgs(@project_id, @entity_id, @type, @source, @user_id).callsArg(5)
+			@updateMerger.deleteUpdate @user_id, @project_id, @path, @source, ->
 				mock.verify()
 				done()