diff --git a/server/models/Document.js b/server/models/Document.js
index 6d5700cf1..71900e769 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.js
+++ b/server/models/Document.js
@@ -650,8 +650,10 @@ Document.prototype.delete = function (userId: string) {
     async (transaction: Transaction): Promise<Document> => {
       if (!this.archivedAt && !this.template) {
         // delete any children and remove from the document structure
-        const collection = await this.getCollection();
+        const collection = await this.getCollection({ transaction });
         if (collection) await collection.deleteDocument(this, { transaction });
+      } else {
+        await this.destroy({ transaction });
       }
 
       await Revision.destroy({
@@ -659,10 +661,13 @@ Document.prototype.delete = function (userId: string) {
         transaction,
       });
 
-      this.lastModifiedById = userId;
-      this.deletedAt = new Date();
+      await this.update(
+        { lastModifiedById: userId },
+        {
+          transaction,
+        }
+      );
 
-      await this.save({ transaction });
       return this;
     }
   );
diff --git a/server/models/Document.test.js b/server/models/Document.test.js
index 6ecdb7747..85527316b 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.test.js
+++ b/server/models/Document.test.js
@@ -279,4 +279,25 @@ describe("#delete", () => {
     expect(document.lastModifiedById).toBe(user.id);
     expect(document.deletedAt).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  test("should soft delete templates", async () => {
+    let document = await buildDocument({ template: true });
+    let user = await buildUser();
+
+    await document.delete(user.id);
+
+    document = await Document.findByPk(document.id, { paranoid: false });
+    expect(document.lastModifiedById).toBe(user.id);
+    expect(document.deletedAt).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+  test("should soft delete archived", async () => {
+    let document = await buildDocument({ archivedAt: new Date() });
+    let user = await buildUser();
+
+    await document.delete(user.id);
+
+    document = await Document.findByPk(document.id, { paranoid: false });
+    expect(document.lastModifiedById).toBe(user.id);
+    expect(document.deletedAt).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });