diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.mjs b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.mjs
index 02d667559a..830786486d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Project/ProjectDeleter.mjs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ async function deleteProject(projectId, options = {}) {
       { projectId, userId: project.owner_ref },
       'successfully deleted project'
     )
+    return { deletedAt: deleterData.deletedAt, deleterId: deleterData.deleterId }
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn({ err }, 'problem deleting project')
     throw err
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/AdminToolsRouter.mjs b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/AdminToolsRouter.mjs
index 39e6605a17..7a82587191 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/AdminToolsRouter.mjs
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/AdminToolsRouter.mjs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ export default {
       AuthorizationMiddleware.ensureUserIsSiteAdmin,
       ProjectListController.purgeDeletedProject
     )
+    webRouter.delete('/admin/project/:project_id',
+      AuthorizationMiddleware.ensureUserIsSiteAdmin,
+      ProjectListController.deleteProject
+    )
     webRouter.post('/admin/project/:project_id/undelete',
       AuthorizationMiddleware.ensureUserIsSiteAdmin,
       ProjectListController.undeleteProject
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/ProjectListController.mjs b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/ProjectListController.mjs
index 3d84457dd2..215fc53347 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/ProjectListController.mjs
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/app/src/ProjectListController.mjs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function _sortAndPaginate(projects, sort, page) {
     throw new OError('Invalid sorting criteria', { sort })
   }
 
-// sorting by owner is not implemented, it is mot needed
+// sorting by owner is not implemented, it is not needed
   const sortedProjects =
     sort.by === 'title'
       ? [...projects].sort((a, b) =>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function _formatDeletedProjectInfo(deletedProject, maxDate) {
     trashed,
     deleted: true,
     deletedAt: deletedProject.deleterData?.deletedAt?.toISOString(),
-    deletedBy: deletedProject.deleterData?.deleterId,
+    deleterId: deletedProject.deleterData?.deleterId,
   }
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ async function untrashProjectForUser(req, res) {
   res.sendStatus(200)
 }
 
+async function deleteProject(req, res) {
+  const projectId = req.params.project_id
+  const deleterId = SessionManager.getLoggedInUserId(req.session)
+  const options = { deleterUser: {_id: deleterId } }
+  const deletedProjectData = await ProjectDeleter.promises.deleteProject(projectId, options)
+  return res.json(deletedProjectData)
+}
+
 async function undeleteProject(req, res) {
   const projectId = req.params.project_id
   const { userId } = req.body
@@ -232,6 +240,7 @@ async function purgeDeletedProject(req, res) {
 export default {
   manageProjectsPage: expressify(manageProjectsPage),
   getProjectsJson: expressify(getProjectsJson),
+  deleteProject: expressify(deleteProject),
   undeleteProject: expressify(undeleteProject),
   purgeDeletedProject: expressify(purgeDeletedProject),
   trashProjectForUser: expressify(trashProjectForUser),
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/delete-project-button.tsx b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/delete-project-button.tsx
index 1514d97967..020d18e20c 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/delete-project-button.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/delete-project-button.tsx
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ function DeleteProjectButton({ project, children }: DeleteProjectButtonProps) {
   }, [isMounted])
 
   const handleDeleteProject = useCallback(async () => {
-    await deleteProject(project.id)
-    toggleSelectedProject(project.id, false)
-    updateProjectViewData({
-      ...project,
-      deleted: true,
+    return deleteProject(project.id).then(data => {
+      toggleSelectedProject(project.id, false)
+      updateProjectViewData({
+        ...project,
+        ...data,
+        deleted: true,
+      })
     })
   }, [project, toggleSelectedProject, updateProjectViewData])
 
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/restore-project-button.tsx b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/restore-project-button.tsx
index 0aaedcbf23..56e531656e 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/restore-project-button.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/cells/action-buttons/restore-project-button.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ function RestoreProjectButton({
   }, [isMounted])
 
   const handleRestoreProject = useCallback(() => {
-//    const ownerId = project.owner ?? getMeta('ol-user_id')
     return undeleteProject(project.id, project.owner).then(data => {
       toggleSelectedProject(project.id, false)
       updateProjectViewData({
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-list-table-row.tsx b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-list-table-row.tsx
index f5a6d5ec00..91ee9db272 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-list-table-row.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-list-table-row.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function ProjectListTableRow({ project, selected, filter }: ProjectListTableRowP
   const ownerName = getUserNameById(project.owner)
   const actorName = filter !== 'deleted' ?
     getUserNameById(project.lastUpdatedBy) :
-    getUserNameById(project.deletedBy)
+    getUserNameById(project.deleterId)
   const eventDate = filter !== 'deleted' ? project.lastUpdated : project.deletedAt
 
   return (
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-tools/buttons/delete-projects-button.tsx b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-tools/buttons/delete-projects-button.tsx
index f8e3737fb0..dd8dce6c2f 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-tools/buttons/delete-projects-button.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/components/table/project-tools/buttons/delete-projects-button.tsx
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ function DeleteProjectsButton() {
   }
 
   const handleDeleteProject = async (project: Project) => {
-    await deleteProject(project.id)
-    toggleSelectedProject(project.id, false)
-    updateProjectViewData({
-      ...project,
-      deleted: true,
+    return deleteProject(project.id).then(data => {
+      toggleSelectedProject(project.id, false)
+      updateProjectViewData({
+        ...project,
+        ...data,
+        deleted: true,
+      })
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/context/project-list-context.tsx b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/context/project-list-context.tsx
index 6b99c42beb..9bb02257e9 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/context/project-list-context.tsx
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/context/project-list-context.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export function ProjectListProvider({ projectsOwnerId, children }: ProjectListPr
 
   const loadMoreProjects = useCallback(() => {
     setMaxVisibleProjects(v => v + loadMoreCount)
-  }, [maxVisibleProjects])
+  }, [loadMoreCount])
 
   const [selectedProjectIds, setSelectedProjectIds] = useState(
     () => new Set<string>()
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ export function ProjectListProvider({ projectsOwnerId, children }: ProjectListPr
     return visibleProjects.filter(project => selectedProjectIds.has(project.id))
   }, [selectedProjectIds, visibleProjects])
 
-
   const selectOrUnselectAllProjects = useCallback(
-    (checked: any) => {
+    (checked: boolean) => {
       setSelectedProjectIds(prevSelectedProjectIds => {
         const selectedProjectIds = new Set(prevSelectedProjectIds)
         for (const project of visibleProjects) {
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/api.ts b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/api.ts
index 3d862a4933..0ae064554c 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/api.ts
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/api.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function getProjects(
 }
 
 export function deleteProject(projectId: string) {
-  return deleteJSON(`/project/${projectId}`)
+  return deleteJSON(`/admin/project/${projectId}`)
 }
 
 export function purgeProject(projectId: string) {
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/sort-projects.ts b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/sort-projects.ts
index b1ff081a8d..45d9fe5df3 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/sort-projects.ts
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/frontend/js/project-list/util/sort-projects.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const order = (order: SortingOrder, projects: Project[]) => {
 function cmp(a, b) {
   const aEmpty = a == null || a === ""
   const bEmpty = b == null || b === ""
-  if (aEmpty && bEmpty) return Compare.SORT_KEEP_ORDER
   if (aEmpty) return Compare.SORT_A_AFTER_B
   if (bEmpty) return Compare.SORT_A_BEFORE_B
   return a.localeCompare(b)
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export const defaultComparator = (
   if (value1 !== value2) {
     if (value1 === undefined) return Compare.SORT_A_BEFORE_B
     if (value2 === undefined) return Compare.SORT_A_AFTER_B
-    return value1 < value2 ? Compare.SORT_A_BEFORE_B : Compare.SORT_A_AFTER_B
+    return value1.localeCompare(value2)
   }
 
   return Compare.SORT_KEEP_ORDER
diff --git a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/types/project/api.d.ts b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/types/project/api.d.ts
index a6102945b1..a9fd8df07f 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/admin-tools/types/project/api.d.ts
+++ b/services/web/modules/admin-tools/types/project/api.d.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export type ProjectApi = {
   trashed: boolean
   deleted: boolean
   inactive?: boolean
-  deletedBy?: string
+  deleterId?: string
   deletedAt?: Date
 }