diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
index 988acf7d..ad7f378a 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Events/SummitEvent.php
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ class SummitEvent extends SilverstripeBaseModel
      */
     public function deleted($args){
 
+        if($this->summit->isDeleting()) return;
         Event::fire(new SummitEventDeleted($this,  $this->pre_remove_events ));
         $this->pre_remove_events = null;
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
index 00d39a84..d84a0aec 100644
--- a/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
+++ b/app/Models/Foundation/Summit/Summit.php
@@ -600,6 +600,17 @@ class Summit extends SilverstripeBaseModel
         $this->notifications = new ArrayCollection;
         $this->selection_plans = new ArrayCollection;
         $this->meeting_booking_room_allowed_attributes = new ArrayCollection();
+        $this->mark_as_deleted = false;
+    }
+
+    private $mark_as_deleted;
+
+    public function markAsDeleted(){
+        $this->mark_as_deleted = true;
+    }
+
+    public function isDeleting():bool{
+        return $this->mark_as_deleted;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php b/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
index 9797f3df..5bdb7b04 100644
--- a/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Model/SummitService.php
@@ -1657,6 +1657,7 @@ final class SummitService extends AbstractService implements ISummitService
                 );
             }
 
+            $summit->markAsDeleted();
             $this->summit_repository->delete($summit);
 
             Event::fire(new SummitDeleted($summit_id));
diff --git a/tests/OAuth2SummitApiTest.php b/tests/OAuth2SummitApiTest.php
index 712336d1..61b3f7bc 100644
--- a/tests/OAuth2SummitApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/OAuth2SummitApiTest.php
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ final class OAuth2SummitApiTest extends ProtectedApiTest
 
         $summit = $this->testAddSummit();
         $params = [
-            'id' => $summit->id
+            'id' => 31
         ];
 
         $headers = [