diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
index f02dcc34..961ce837 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Project.pm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sub project_DELETE {
     requireProjectOwner($c, $c->stash->{project});
 
     $c->model('DB')->schema->txn_do(sub {
-        $c->stash->{project}->jobsetevals->delete;
+        $c->stash->{project}->jobsets->delete;
         $c->stash->{project}->builds->delete;
         $c->stash->{project}->delete;
     });
diff --git a/t/api-test.t b/t/api-test.t
index 97e87bcd..ac1e4964 100644
--- a/t/api-test.t
+++ b/t/api-test.t
@@ -128,4 +128,23 @@ subtest "evaluation" => sub {
 };
 
 
+subtest "delete project" => sub {
+    subtest "with evaluations and builds" => sub {
+        my $result = request_json({ uri => "/project/sample", method => "DELETE" });
+        is($result->code(), 200, "DELETEing a project with evaluations and builds succeeds");
+    };
+
+    subtest "without evaluations and builds" => sub {
+        my $project = request_json({ uri => '/project/sample2', method => 'PUT', data => { displayname => "Sample2", enabled => "1", visible => "1", } });
+        is($project->code(), 201, "PUTting a new project creates it");
+
+        my $jobset = request_json({ uri => '/jobset/sample2/default2', method => 'PUT', data => { type => "1", flake => "github:nixos/nix", enabled => "1", visible => "1", checkinterval => "0"} });
+        is($jobset->code(), 201, "PUTting a new jobset creates it");
+
+        my $delete = request_json({ uri => "/project/sample2", method => "DELETE" });
+        is($delete->code(), 200, "DELETEing a jobset with no evaluations and builds succeeds");
+    };
+};
+
+
 done_testing;