diff --git a/app/lib/actions/billActions.ts b/app/lib/actions/billActions.ts
index c3feb47..89a22fb 100644
--- a/app/lib/actions/billActions.ts
+++ b/app/lib/actions/billActions.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export const deleteBillById = withUser(async (user:AuthenticatedUser, locationID
                             }
                         ],
                         "bills.name": bill.name
-                    }, { projection: { bills: 0 } })
+                    }, { projection: { _id: 1 } })
                     .toArray();
 
                 // Delete the bill from all subsequent locations (by name)