diff --git a/pkg/models/user_delete.go b/pkg/models/user_delete.go
index c4caa42de..cfcef021f 100644
--- a/pkg/models/user_delete.go
+++ b/pkg/models/user_delete.go
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ func DeleteUser(s *xorm.Session, u *user.User) (err error) {
 
 	for _, p := range projectsToDelete {
 		err = p.Delete(s, u)
-		if err != nil {
+		// If the user is the owner of the default project it will be deleted, if they are not the owner
+		// we can ignore the error as the project was shared in that case.
+		if err != nil && !IsErrCannotDeleteDefaultProject(err) {
 			return err
 		}
 	}