diff --git a/app/controllers/item_banks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/item_banks_controller.rb
index a0abffe6c..f108c1fad 100644
--- a/app/controllers/item_banks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/item_banks_controller.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ class ItemBanksController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       ApplyAction.where(container_type: "ItemBank", container_id: @item.id).destroy_all
-      @item.destroy!
+      if @item.item_type == "PROGRAM"
+        @item.container&.destroy!
+      else
+        @item.destroy!
+      end
       render_ok
     end
   end