diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/user.js b/backend/api/controllers/user.js
index 95785c753..c26c592b4 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ class UserController {
     }
   }
 
+  static async deleteUser(req, res, next) {
+    try {
+      const { uid } = req.body;
+      await UsersDAO.deleteUser(uid);
+      return res.sendStatus(200);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return next(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   static async updateName(req, res, next) {
     try {
       const { name } = req.body;
-      if (!isUsernameValid(name)) return next("Username invalid!");
+      if (!isUsernameValid(name)) return res.status(400).json({message:"Username invalid. Name cannot contain special characters or contain more than 14 characters. Can include _ . and -"});
       await UsersDAO.updateName();
       return res.sendStatus(200);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -32,9 +42,9 @@ class UserController {
   static async checkName(req, res, next) {
     try {
       const { name } = req.body;
-      if (!isUsernameValid(name)) return next("Username invalid");
+      if (!isUsernameValid(name)) return next({status: 400, message: "Username invalid. Name cannot contain special characters or contain more than 14 characters. Can include _ . and -"});
       const available = await UsersDAO.isNameAvailable(name);
-      if(!available) return next("Username unavailable");
+      if(!available) return res.status(400).json({message:"Username unavailable"});
       return res.sendStatus(200);
     } catch (e) {
       return next(e);
diff --git a/backend/api/routes/user.js b/backend/api/routes/user.js
index 5df2b6c59..ebff57eec 100644
--- a/backend/api/routes/user.js
+++ b/backend/api/routes/user.js
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ const UserController = require("../controllers/user");
 
 const router = Router();
 
-router.post("/user/signup", UserController.createNewUser);
+router.post("/signup", UserController.createNewUser);
 
-router.post("/user/checkName", authenticateRequest, UserController.checkName);
+router.post("/checkName", UserController.checkName);
+
+router.post("/delete", UserController.deleteUser);
 
 router.post("/user/updateName", authenticateRequest, UserController.updateName);
 
diff --git a/backend/dao/user.js b/backend/dao/user.js
index 2e88a9474..9b85377dc 100644
--- a/backend/dao/user.js
+++ b/backend/dao/user.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ class UsersDAO {
       .insertOne({ name, email, uid, addedAt: Date.now() });
   }
 
+  static async deleteUser(uid) {
+    return await mongoDB()
+      .collection("users")
+      .deleteOne({uid});
+  }
+
   static async updateName(uid, name) {
     const nameDoc = await mongoDB()
       .collection("users")