diff --git a/vitty-backend-api/api/v2/userHandler.go b/vitty-backend-api/api/v2/userHandler.go
index 6507b14..2058174 100644
--- a/vitty-backend-api/api/v2/userHandler.go
+++ b/vitty-backend-api/api/v2/userHandler.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func deleteUser(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	request_user := c.Locals("user").(models.User)
 
 	c.Params("username")
-	if request_user.Username != c.Params("username") {
+	if request_user.Username != c.Params("username") && request_user.Role != "admin" {
 		return c.Status(fiber.StatusForbidden).JSON(fiber.Map{
 			"detail": "You are not authorized to delete this user",
 		})