diff --git a/API/route.py b/API/route.py
index e4c9dd3..56aa06a 100644
--- a/API/route.py
+++ b/API/route.py
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ async def delete_employees(EmployeeCode: int):
 
     """
     logging.info('Deleting Employee')
-    logging.debug(f"Deleting for EmployeeCode: {EmployeeCode}")
+    sanitized_employee_code = re.sub(r'\D', '', str(
+        EmployeeCode)).replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '')
+    logging.debug(f"Deleting for EmployeeCode: {sanitized_employee_code}")
     client2.find_one_and_delete(collection2, {'EmployeeCode': EmployeeCode})
 
     return {'Message': 'Successfully Deleted'}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e1d8dd7..b7f0844 100644
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