diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/api/3_create/repository/files_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/api/3_create/repository/files_spec.rb
index 48608094f5e9f5c11104b79a569acdbb96e5c3d2..4d28937fbf85406806351d3732acdfac4c9f9b66 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/api/3_create/repository/files_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/api/3_create/repository/files_spec.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ module QA
           expect(response.headers[:content_disposition]).not_to include("inline")
           expect(response.headers[:content_type]).to include("image/svg+xml")
         end
+
+        delete_project_request = Runtime::API::Request.new(@api_client, "/projects/#{sanitized_project_path}")
+        delete delete_project_request.url
+
+        expect_status(202)
+        expect(json_body).to match(
+          a_hash_including(message: '202 Accepted')
+        )
       end
     end
   end