diff --git a/src/firebolt/model/database.py b/src/firebolt/model/database.py
index 118db61bb8c..a02ac4ca943 100644
--- a/src/firebolt/model/database.py
+++ b/src/firebolt/model/database.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def delete(self) -> None:
         """
 
         for engine in self.get_attached_engines():
-            if engine.current_status not in {
+            if engine.current_status in {
                 EngineStatus.STARTING,
                 EngineStatus.STOPPING,
             }:
diff --git a/tests/unit/service/conftest.py b/tests/unit/service/conftest.py
index 5dc058e1dd1..e6d3f9cb588 100644
--- a/tests/unit/service/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/service/conftest.py
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ def mock_engine(region: str, server: str, instance_type_1: InstanceType) -> Engi
     )
 
 
+@fixture
+def mock_engine_stopping(
+    region: str, server: str, instance_type_1: InstanceType
+) -> Engine:
+    return Engine(
+        name="engine_1",
+        region=region,
+        spec=instance_type_1,
+        scale=2,
+        current_status=EngineStatus.STOPPING,
+        version="",
+        endpoint=server,
+        warmup=WarmupMethod.MINIMAL,
+        auto_stop=7200,
+        type=EngineType.GENERAL_PURPOSE,
+        _database_name="database",
+        _service=None,
+    )
+
+
 @fixture
 def instance_type_1() -> InstanceType:
     return InstanceType(
@@ -243,6 +263,11 @@ def get_engine_callback(mock_engine: Engine) -> Callable:
     return get_objects_from_db_callback([mock_engine])
 
 
+@fixture
+def get_engine_callback_stopping(mock_engine_stopping: Engine) -> Callable:
+    return get_objects_from_db_callback([mock_engine_stopping])
+
+
 @fixture
 def get_engine_not_found_callback(mock_engine: Engine) -> Callable:
     def do_mock(
diff --git a/tests/unit/service/test_database.py b/tests/unit/service/test_database.py
index df7038440ec..f5832dcbe42 100644
--- a/tests/unit/service/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/unit/service/test_database.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from typing import Callable
 
+from pytest import raises
 from pytest_httpx import HTTPXMock
 
 from firebolt.model.database import Database
 from firebolt.model.engine import Engine
 from firebolt.service.manager import ResourceManager
+from firebolt.utils.exception import AttachedEngineInUseError
 
 
 def test_database_create(
@@ -90,3 +92,23 @@ def test_database_update(
     database = mock_database.update(description="new description")
 
     assert database.description == "new description"
+
+
+def test_database_delete_busy_engine(
+    httpx_mock: HTTPXMock,
+    resource_manager: ResourceManager,
+    system_engine_no_db_query_url: str,
+    get_engine_callback_stopping: Engine,
+    mock_database: Database,
+    instance_type_callback: Callable,
+    instance_type_url: str,
+):
+    httpx_mock.add_callback(instance_type_callback, url=instance_type_url)
+    httpx_mock.add_callback(
+        get_engine_callback_stopping, url=system_engine_no_db_query_url
+    )
+
+    mock_database._service = resource_manager.engines
+
+    with raises(AttachedEngineInUseError):
+        mock_database.delete()