diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/SiteController.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/SiteController.cs
index 23b5c4d7..dc8361ec 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/SiteController.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/SiteController.cs
@@ -87,8 +87,15 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
         [Authorize(Roles = Constants.HostRole)]
         public void Delete(int id)
         {
-            Sites.DeleteSite(id);
-            logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Delete, "Site Deleted {SiteId}", id);
+            if (Sites.GetSites().Count() > 1)
+            {
+                Sites.DeleteSite(id);
+                logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Delete, "Site Deleted {SiteId}", id);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                logger.Log(LogLevel.Warning, this, LogFunction.Delete, "Unable to delete the root site.");
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SiteRepository.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SiteRepository.cs
index d206c763..6c569863 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SiteRepository.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Repository/SiteRepository.cs
@@ -142,10 +142,13 @@ namespace Oqtane.Repository
         }
 
         public void DeleteSite(int siteId)
-        {
-            Site site = db.Site.Find(siteId);
-            db.Site.Remove(site);
-            db.SaveChanges();
+        {       
+            if (db.Site.Count() > 1)
+            {
+                var site = db.Site.Find(siteId);
+                db.Site.Remove(site);
+                db.SaveChanges();
+            }
         }
 
         private void CreateSite(Site site)