diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5b02e906..c727922f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ func (c *ConfigT) CreatePath(model interface{}, path, format string) string {
 	return path + "?" + c.query(model, CreateLabel, format).Encode()
 }
 
+func (c *ConfigT) DeletePath(model interface{}, path, format string) string {
+	return path + "?format=html"
+}
+
 func (c *ConfigT) CreatePattern() PathPattern {
 	return c.Handlers.PathPatterns[actions[CreateLabel]]
 }
@@ -154,6 +158,10 @@ func (c *ConfigT) ReadPattern() PathPattern {
 	return c.Handlers.PathPatterns[actions[ReadLabel]]
 }
 
+func (c *ConfigT) DeletePattern() PathPattern {
+	return c.Handlers.PathPatterns[actions[DeleteLabel]]
+}
+
 func (c *ConfigT) query(model interface{}, action int, format string) url.Values {
 	var tplContent string
 
diff --git a/handlers/compose/docker-compose.yml b/handlers/compose/docker-compose.yml
index e3a185ac..20925919 100644
--- a/handlers/compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/handlers/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
 
   smtp:
     image: digiplant/fake-smtp
+    container_name: oef_test_smtp
     ports:
       - "1025:25"
 
diff --git a/handlers/handlers.go b/handlers/handlers.go
index b3501fbb..2451f7ad 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ func (h *Handlers) NewCreateRequest(model interface{}, path string, format strin
 	return request, err
 }
 
+func (h *Handlers) NewDeleteRequest(model interface{}, path string, format string) (*http.Request, error) {
+	return http.NewRequest("DELETE", h.Config.DeletePath(model, path, format), nil)
+}
+
 func (h *Handlers) onError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err string) {
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/login?tpl_layout=login&tpl_content=login", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 }
@@ -357,11 +361,12 @@ func (h *Handlers) delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, model string,
 	} else {
 		postFn, err := h.Database.GetFunc(pattern.Path(model))
 		if err != nil {
-			h.Renderer[r.URL.Query().Get("format")].Render(w, r, h.CookieStore, err)
+			return err
+			// h.Renderer[r.URL.Query().Get("format")].Render(w, r, h.CookieStore, err)
 		}
 		data, err = postFn(h.Database, mux.Vars(r), w, r)
 		if err != nil {
-			h.Renderer["html"].Render(w, r, h.CookieStore, err)
+			return err
 		} else if pattern.RedirectPattern != "" {
 			var data struct {
 				RedirectUrl string `json:"redirect_url"`
@@ -413,6 +418,14 @@ func (h *Handlers) Read(model interface{}) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
 }
 
+func (h *Handlers) Delete(model interface{}) http.Handler {
+	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		h.delete(w, r, reflect.ModelNameLowerPlural(model), h.Config.DeletePattern())
+	}
+
+	return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
+}
+
 func (h *Handlers) modelHandler(model string, pattern config.PathPattern) handlerFuncWithError {
 	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
diff --git a/handlers/handlers_test.go b/handlers/handlers_test.go
index c64ed7f6..a5463737 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers_test.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"git.andreafazzi.eu/andrea/oef/renderer"
 	"github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery"
 	jwt "github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/remogatto/prettytest"
 )
 
@@ -70,6 +72,24 @@ func requestToken(handlers *Handlers, username string, password string) string {
 
 }
 
+func deleteParticipant(id uint) {
+	req, err := handlers.NewDeleteRequest(&orm.Participant{}, fmt.Sprintf("/participants/%d/delete", id), "json")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	req, err = login(req, handlers, "admin", "admin")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	router.Handle("/participants/{id}/delete", handlers.Delete(&orm.Participant{}))
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+}
+
 func TestRunner(t *testing.T) {
 	prettytest.Run(
 		t,
@@ -162,7 +182,10 @@ func (t *testSuite) TestReadAllContests() {
 	if !t.Failed() {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-		handlers.ReadAll(&orm.Contest{}).ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		router := mux.NewRouter()
+		router.Handle("/contests", handlers.ReadAll(&orm.Contest{}))
+		router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
 		t.Equal(http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 
 		if !t.Failed() {
@@ -193,7 +216,10 @@ func (t *testSuite) TestReadContest() {
 	if !t.Failed() {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-		handlers.Read(&orm.Contest{}).ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		router := mux.NewRouter()
+		router.Handle("/contests/{id}", handlers.Read(&orm.Contest{}))
+		router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
 		t.Equal(http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 
 		if !t.Failed() {
@@ -223,7 +249,10 @@ func (t *testSuite) TestSchoolSubscriptionForm() {
 
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-	handlers.Read(&orm.School{}).ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	router.Handle("/create/", handlers.Read(&orm.School{}))
+	router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
 	t.Equal(http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 
 	doc, err := goquery.NewDocumentFromReader(rr.Body)
@@ -268,7 +297,10 @@ func (t *testSuite) TestSchoolSubscription() {
 	if !t.Failed() {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-		handlers.Create(&orm.School{}).ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		router := mux.NewRouter()
+		router.Handle("/create/", handlers.Create(&orm.School{}))
+		router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
 		t.Equal(http.StatusSeeOther, rr.Code)
 
 		if !t.Failed() {
@@ -320,9 +352,14 @@ func (t *testSuite) TestSchoolSubscription() {
 
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-		handlers.Create(&orm.Participant{}).ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		router := mux.NewRouter()
+		router.Handle("/create/", handlers.Create(&orm.Participant{}))
+		router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
 		t.Equal(http.StatusSeeOther, rr.Code)
 
+		deleteParticipant(1001)
+
 	}
 
 }