diff --git a/app/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php b/app/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
index 3b6812f2c87..698f8026877 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
@@ -64,16 +64,20 @@ public function getInvitationByKey($key): ?InvoiceInvitation
      */
     public function delete($invoice): Invoice
     {
-        $invoice = $invoice->fresh();
+        
+        $invoice = \DB::transaction(function () use ($invoice) {
+           return \App\Models\Invoice::lockForUpdate()->find($invoice->id);
+        });
 
-        if ($invoice->is_deleted) {
+        if (!$invoice || $invoice->is_deleted) {
             return $invoice;
         }
 
+        $invoice->is_deleted = true;
+        $invoice->saveQuietly();
+        
         $invoice = $invoice->service()->markDeleted()->save();
 
-        parent::delete($invoice);
-
         return $invoice;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php b/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
index e34790321aa..3160f7af535 100644
--- a/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
+++ b/app/Services/Invoice/MarkInvoiceDeleted.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Invoice;
 
+use App\Events\Invoice\InvoiceWasDeleted;
 use App\Jobs\Inventory\AdjustProductInventory;
 use App\Models\Invoice;
 use App\Models\Quote;
@@ -33,10 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(public Invoice $invoice)
 
     public function run()
     {
-        if ($this->invoice->is_deleted) {
-            return $this->invoice;
-        }
-
+        
         if ($this->invoice->company->track_inventory) {
             (new AdjustProductInventory($this->invoice->company, $this->invoice, []))->handleDeletedInvoice();
         }
@@ -49,6 +47,10 @@ public function run()
              ->adjustLedger()
              ->triggeredActions();
 
+        $this->invoice->delete();
+
+        event(new \App\Events\Invoice\InvoiceWasDeleted($this->invoice, $this->invoice->company, \App\Utils\Ninja::eventVars(auth()->guard('api')->user() ? auth()->guard('api')->user()->id : null)));
+
         return $this->invoice;
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/email/template/admin.blade.php b/resources/views/email/template/admin.blade.php
index 3cb45eb146b..6802fe7de23 100644
--- a/resources/views/email/template/admin.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/email/template/admin.blade.php
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@
                             font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">© {{ date('Y') }} Invoice Ninja, All Rights Reserved
                             </p>
 
-                            <a href="{{ $email_preferences }}">
+                            <!-- <a href="{{ $email_preferences }}">
                                 <p style="text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">
                                     {{ ctrans('texts.email_preferences') }}
                                 </p>
-                            </a>
+                            </a> -->
                             
                         </div>
                     </td>