diff --git a/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/DeleteRequest.java b/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/DeleteRequest.java
index 1d02372..6aee09e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/DeleteRequest.java
+++ b/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/DeleteRequest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public final class DeleteRequest extends RequestToResourceRegistry {
 		if (!queries.contextExists(context)) {
 			throw new LocalCodeException(RMDeleteContextCode.CONTEXT_DOES_NOT_EXIST);
 		}
-		if (queries.isContextEmpty(context)) {
+		if (!queries.isContextEmpty(context)) {
 			throw new LocalCodeException(RMDeleteContextCode.CONTEXT_IS_NOT_EMPTY);
 		}
 	}