diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
index 4d8fa28b80607985d271e757e43fc0e8b5ecabc1..514a206200203e8dc3fd17da0763e4e7337caf91 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ const DeleteManuscriptModal = props => (
         onClick={showModal}
         paddingBottom={2}
         paddingRight={0}
-        size={1.6}
+        size={1.65}
       >
-        DELETE
+        Delete
       </DeleteIcon>
     )}
   </OpenModal>
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
index fd8dba25c96b34f4d7e0a3b818369b516dc38184..ce752b64e6898079a20a31e63c9d4054ecf88aa1 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/patch.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-const { has, get } = require('lodash')
+const { get } = require('lodash')
 const {
   services,
+  Collection,
   authsome: authsomeHelper,
 } = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
 
@@ -9,37 +10,36 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
 
   try {
     const collection = await models.Collection.find(collectionId)
+    const collectionStatus = get(collection, 'status')
     const authsome = authsomeHelper.getAuthsome(models)
     const target = {
       path: req.route.path,
     }
     const canArchive = await authsome.can(req.user, 'PATCH', target)
 
-    if (!collection)
-      return res.status(404).json({
-        error: `Collection not found`,
-      })
-
-    if (!canArchive)
+    if (!canArchive) {
       return res.status(403).json({
         error: 'Unauthorized',
       })
+    }
 
-    if (!has(collection, 'status')) {
+    if (!collectionStatus) {
       return res.status(400).json({
         error: 'You cannot delete manuscripts while in draft.',
       })
     }
 
-    if (get(collection, 'status') === 'deleted') {
+    if (collectionStatus === 'deleted') {
       return res.status(400).json({
         error: 'Manuscript already deleted',
       })
     }
 
-    if (has(collection, 'status')) {
+    if (collectionStatus) {
       collection.status = 'deleted'
       await collection.save()
+      const collectionHelper = new Collection({ collection })
+      collectionHelper.updateStatus({ newStatus: 'deleted' })
     }
     return res.status(200).json(collection)
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/collections/patch.test.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/collections/patch.test.js
index 7a0ed8ad318aefaca14da77a939c44ef68ac11d6..77767d8f92f509a54d3434ab7632c964e45af0e4 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/collections/patch.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/collections/patch.test.js
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ describe('Patch colection route handler', () => {
 
   it('should return an error if the manuscript does not exist', async () => {
     const { admin } = testFixtures.users
-    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
-    collection.status = 'underReview'
     const res = await requests.sendRequest({
       userId: admin.id,
       body,
diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.js
index e103791cd21b6bb479c6b4dcd778025b188ebc67..689623146e2eda389d53679b13cbc8079221a5a8 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { actions } from 'pubsweet-client'
 import { withJournal } from 'xpub-journal'
 import { ConnectPage } from 'xpub-connect'
+import { get } from 'lodash'
 import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { selectCurrentUser } from 'xpub-selectors'
 import { handleError, withFetching } from 'pubsweet-component-faraday-ui'
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export default compose(
         collections,
         currentUser,
         userPermissions,
-        isAdmin: state.currentUser.user.admin,
+        isAdmin: get(state, 'currentUser.user.admin', 'false'),
       }
     },
     {