diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
index 2d59cffddd..bda84a89a1 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -326,6 +326,19 @@ class TestUserViewSet:
         assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
         assert User.objects.filter(id=another_user.id).exists()
 
+    def test_users_destroy_unexpected_exception(
+        self, authenticated_client, create_test_user
+    ):
+        with patch(
+            "api.v1.views.UserViewSet.perform_destroy",
+            side_effect=Exception("Unexpected"),
+        ):
+            response = authenticated_client.delete(
+                reverse("user-detail", kwargs={"pk": create_test_user.id})
+            )
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+        assert response.json()["errors"][0]["detail"] == "Failed to delete the user"
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "attribute_key, attribute_value, error_field",
         [
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py b/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
index a613eca866..b388452d43 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/v1/views.py
@@ -782,9 +782,7 @@ class UserViewSet(BaseUserViewset):
 
         try:
             return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print("Exception caught in destroy():", e)
-
+        except Exception:
             raise ValidationError(
                 [
                     {