diff --git a/api/main_endpoints/routes/OfficeAccessCard.js b/api/main_endpoints/routes/OfficeAccessCard.js
index cdd93e271..63eacaa60 100644
--- a/api/main_endpoints/routes/OfficeAccessCard.js
+++ b/api/main_endpoints/routes/OfficeAccessCard.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const { API_KEY = 'NOTHING_REALLY' } = officeAccessCard;
 const { decodeToken } = require('../util/token-functions.js');
 const ROWS_PER_PAGE = 25;
 const {
-  checkIfCardExists,
+  verifyCard,
   generateAlias,
   deleteCard,
   editAlias,
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ router.get('/verify', async (req, res) => {
     return res.sendStatus(FORBIDDEN);
   }
 
-  const cardExists = await checkIfCardExists({ cardBytes });
-  if (cardExists) {
-    const alias = cardExists.alias;
+  const cardVerification = await verifyCard(cardBytes);
+  if (cardVerification) {
+    const alias = cardVerification.alias;
     AuditLog.create({
       action: AuditLogActions.VERIFY_CARD,
       details: { alias }
     });
-    writeLogToClient(req.method, { alias: cardExists.alias, statusCode: OK });
+    writeLogToClient(req.method, { alias: cardVerification.alias, statusCode: OK });
     return res.sendStatus(OK);
   }
   // if a card doesnt exist and we arent trying
@@ -143,30 +143,36 @@ router.post('/delete', async (req, res) => {
     return res.sendStatus(decoded.status);
   }
 
-  const { alias } = req.body;
-  if (!alias) {
+  const { _id } = req.body;
+  if (!_id) {
     writeLogToClient(req.method, {
       statusCode: BAD_REQUEST,
       message: 'cardBytes missing from request',
     });
     return res.sendStatus(BAD_REQUEST);
   }
+  const cardDeletion = await deleteCard(_id);
 
-  const cardExists = await checkIfCardExists({ alias });
-  if (!await cardExists) {
+  if (cardDeletion === null) {
     logger.info('Card does not exist');
     writeLogToClient(req.method, {
       statusCode: NOT_FOUND,
       message: 'Card does not exist',
     });
     return res.sendStatus(NOT_FOUND);
-  }
-
-  if (await deleteCard(alias)) {
+  } else if(cardDeletion === false){
+    writeLogToClient(req.method, {
+      statusCode: SERVER_ERROR,
+      message: 'Error deleting card',
+    });
+    return res.sendStatus(SERVER_ERROR);
+  } else {
+    const alias = cardDeletion.alias;
     logger.info('Successfully deleted card');
     writeLogToClient(req.method, {
-      alias,
+      alias: cardDeletion.alias,
       statusCode: OK,
+      _id
     });
     AuditLog.create({
       userId: decoded.token._id,
@@ -175,13 +181,6 @@ router.post('/delete', async (req, res) => {
     });
     return res.sendStatus(OK);
   }
-
-  writeLogToClient(req.method, {
-    alias: cardExists.alias,
-    statusCode: SERVER_ERROR,
-    message: 'Error deleting card',
-  });
-  return res.sendStatus(SERVER_ERROR);
 });
 
 router.post('/getAllCards', async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/api/main_endpoints/util/OfficeAccessCard.js b/api/main_endpoints/util/OfficeAccessCard.js
index d24866564..a9360f5da 100644
--- a/api/main_endpoints/util/OfficeAccessCard.js
+++ b/api/main_endpoints/util/OfficeAccessCard.js
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ const OfficeAccessCard = require('../models/OfficeAccessCard.js');
 const logger = require('../../util/logger');
 const { ADJECTIVES, NOUNS } = require('../../util/CardReaderConstants.js');
 
-function checkIfCardExists({ cardBytes = null, alias = null } = {}) {
-  const body = (cardBytes !== null) ? { cardBytes } : { alias };
+function verifyCard(cardBytes) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     try {
       OfficeAccessCard.findOneAndUpdate(
-        body,
+        { cardBytes },
         {
           $inc: { verifiedCount: 1 },
           $set: { lastVerified: Date.now() }
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ function checkIfCardExists({ cardBytes = null, alias = null } = {}) {
         }
         , (error, result) => {
           if (error) {
-            logger.error('checkIfCardExists got an error querying mongodb: ', error);
+            logger.error('verifyCard got an error querying mongodb: ', error);
             return resolve(false);
           }
           if (!result) {
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ function checkIfCardExists({ cardBytes = null, alias = null } = {}) {
           return resolve(result); // return the document
         });
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.error('checkIfCardExists caught an error: ', error);
+      logger.error('verifyCard caught an error: ', error);
       return resolve(false);
     }
   });
@@ -64,20 +63,21 @@ async function generateAlias() {
   return new Date().toGMTString();
 }
 
-function deleteCard(alias) {
+function deleteCard(_id) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     try {
-      OfficeAccessCard.findOneAndDelete(
-        { alias }
-        , (error, result) => {
+      OfficeAccessCard.findByIdAndDelete(
+        _id,
+        (error, result) => {
           if (error) {
             logger.error('deleteCard got an error querying mongodb: ', error);
             return resolve(false);
           }
           if (!result) {
-            logger.info(`Card ${ alias } not found in the database`);
+            logger.info(`Card with id: ${_id} not found in the database`);
+            return resolve(null);
           }
-          return resolve(!!result);
+          return resolve(result);
         }
       );
     } catch (error) {
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ function editAlias(_id, newAlias) {
   });
 }
 
-module.exports = { checkIfCardExists, generateAlias, deleteCard, editAlias };
+module.exports = { verifyCard, generateAlias, deleteCard, editAlias };
diff --git a/src/APIFunctions/CardReader.js b/src/APIFunctions/CardReader.js
index 1f7fdfcee..20daf47b5 100644
--- a/src/APIFunctions/CardReader.js
+++ b/src/APIFunctions/CardReader.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function getAllCardsFromDb({
   return status;
 }
 
-export async function deleteCardFromDb(token, alias) {
+export async function deleteCardFromDb(token, _id) {
   let status = new ApiResponse();
   try {
     const url = new URL('/api/OfficeAccessCard/delete', BASE_API_URL);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function deleteCardFromDb(token, alias) {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ alias, }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ _id }),
     });
     if (res.ok) {
       const result = await res.json();
diff --git a/src/Pages/CardReader/CardReader.js b/src/Pages/CardReader/CardReader.js
index 39d50a259..741771f63 100644
--- a/src/Pages/CardReader/CardReader.js
+++ b/src/Pages/CardReader/CardReader.js
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export default function CardReader() {
             cancelText: 'No, keep the card',
             confirmClassAddons: 'bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-500',
             handleConfirmation: async () => {
-              await deleteCardFromDb(token, cardToDelete.alias);
+              await deleteCardFromDb(token, cardToDelete._id);
               await getAllCards();
               setToggleDelete(!toggleDelete);
             },
diff --git a/test/api/OfficeAccessCard.js b/test/api/OfficeAccessCard.js
index a3eabc9af..28ee669cb 100644
--- a/test/api/OfficeAccessCard.js
+++ b/test/api/OfficeAccessCard.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const {
   SERVER_ERROR,
   FORBIDDEN,
 } = require('../../api/util/constants').STATUS_CODES;
-const { MEMBERSHIP_STATE } = require('../../api/util/constants');
 const {
   initializeTokenMock,
   setTokenStatus,
@@ -45,16 +44,15 @@ const token = '';
 
 describe('OfficeAccessCard', () => {
   let deleteCardStub = null;
-  let getAllCardsStub = null;
-  let editAliasStub = null;
   let testCardId = null;
 
   const VALID_CARD_BYTES = 'wesleys card';
   const NEW_CARD_BYTES = 'dials card';
   const INVALID_CARD_BYTES = 'evans card';
 
+  const VALID_ID = id.toString();
+  const INVALID_ID = 'tiffanys id';
   const VALID_ALIAS = 'gauravs card';
-  const INVALID_ALIAS = 'bobs card';
   const NEW_ALIAS = 'updated test card';
   const EMPTY_ALIAS = '';
   const WHITESPACE_ALIAS = '   ';
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@ describe('OfficeAccessCard', () => {
     // Before each test we empty the database
     tools.emptySchema(OfficeAccessCard);
     const testOfficeAccessCard = new OfficeAccessCard({
+      _id: VALID_ID,
       cardBytes: VALID_CARD_BYTES,
       alias: VALID_ALIAS,
       verifiedCount: INCREMENT_VERIFY_COUNT,
@@ -194,9 +193,9 @@ describe('OfficeAccessCard', () => {
 
     it('Should return 404 if the card attempted to be deleted was not found', async () => {
       setTokenStatus(true);
-      deleteCardStub.resolves(false);
+      deleteCardStub.resolves(null);
       const result = await test.sendPostRequestWithToken(token,
-        DELETE_API_PATH, { alias: INVALID_ALIAS },
+        DELETE_API_PATH, { _id: INVALID_ID },
       );
       expect(result).to.have.status(NOT_FOUND);
     });
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ describe('OfficeAccessCard', () => {
       setTokenStatus(true);
       deleteCardStub.resolves(true);
       const result = await test.sendPostRequestWithToken(token,
-        DELETE_API_PATH, { alias: VALID_ALIAS },
+        DELETE_API_PATH, {  _id: VALID_ID },
       );
       expect(result).to.have.status(OK);
     });
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ describe('OfficeAccessCard', () => {
       setTokenStatus(true);
       deleteCardStub.resolves(false);
       const result = await test.sendPostRequestWithToken(token,
-        DELETE_API_PATH, { alias: VALID_ALIAS },
+        DELETE_API_PATH, { _id: VALID_ID },
       );
       expect(result).to.have.status(SERVER_ERROR);
     });