diff --git a/server/src/projects.js b/server/src/projects.js
index 074bc88..8580e95 100644
--- a/server/src/projects.js
+++ b/server/src/projects.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   addRecord,
   createCurriedQuery,
-  deleteRecord,
+  updateRecord,
 } from './utils/firestore-db.js';
 import verifyFirebaseToken from './middleware/verify-token.js';
 import generateRandomID from './utils/generateRandomID.js';
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ function registerProjectRoutes(app) {
     }
   });
 
-  app.delete('/project/:projectId', verifyFirebaseToken, async (req, res) => {
-    const projectId = req.params.projectId;
+  app.post('/delete-project', verifyFirebaseToken, async (req, res) => {
+    const projectId = req.body?.projectId;
 
     try {
-      await deleteRecord('projects', projectId);
+      await updateRecord('projects', projectId, {
+        status: 'DELETE',
+        deletedOn: new Date(),
+      });
+
       res.status(200).send({
         message: 'Project deleted successfully.',
       });
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ function registerProjectRoutes(app) {
     try {
       const projects = await createCurriedQuery('projects')([
         ['uid', '==', uid],
+        ['status', '!=', 'DELETE'],
       ])('created')('desc')();
 
       res.status(200).send({
diff --git a/server/src/utils/firestore-db.js b/server/src/utils/firestore-db.js
index 1119247..6b51f00 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/firestore-db.js
+++ b/server/src/utils/firestore-db.js
@@ -33,20 +33,18 @@ async function readRecord(collectionName, docId) {
   }
 }
 
-//   async function updateRecord(collectionName, data, docId = null) {
-//     try {
-//       const docRef = docId
-//         ? db.collection(collectionName).doc(docId)
-//         : db.collection(collectionName).doc();
+async function updateRecord(collectionName, docId, data) {
+  try {
+    const docRef = db.collection(collectionName).doc(docId);
 
-//       await docRef.update(data);
+    await docRef.update(data);
 
-//       return docRef.id;
-//     } catch (error) {
-//       console.error('Error updating record:', error);
-//       throw error;
-//     }
-//   }
+    return docRef.id;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error updating record:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
 
 async function deleteRecord(collectionName, docId) {
   try {
@@ -97,4 +95,10 @@ const createCurriedQuery =
     }
   };
 
-export { addRecord, readRecord, deleteRecord, createCurriedQuery };
+export {
+  addRecord,
+  readRecord,
+  updateRecord,
+  deleteRecord,
+  createCurriedQuery,
+};