diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
index 42f02e56..056104f6 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
         }
 
-      
+
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //GET 
@@ -133,15 +133,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     return false;
 
 
-                //DELETE DIRECT CHILD OBJECTS 
+                //DELETE DIRECT CHILD / RELATED OBJECTS 
                 //(note: the convention is to allow deletion of children created *in* the same UI area so this will delete contacts, customer notes, but not workorders of this customer for example)
-
+                //Also these are done through their biz objects as there are notification, search and other concerns to be handled
                 {
-                    var ContactIds = await ct.User.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.CustomerId == id).Select(z => z.Id).ToListAsync();
-                    if (ContactIds.Count() > 0)
+                    var IDList = await ct.User.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.CustomerId == id).Select(z => z.Id).ToListAsync();
+                    if (IDList.Count() > 0)
                     {
                         UserBiz b = new UserBiz(ct, UserId, UserTranslationId, CurrentUserRoles);
-                        foreach (long ItemId in ContactIds)
+                        foreach (long ItemId in IDList)
                             if (!await b.DeleteAsync(ItemId, transaction))
                             {
                                 AddError(ApiErrorCode.CHILD_OBJECT_ERROR, null, $"CustomerContact [{ItemId}]: {b.GetErrorsAsString()}");
@@ -149,12 +149,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                             }
                     }
                 }
+                
                 {
-                    var CustomerNoteIds = await ct.CustomerNote.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.CustomerId == id).Select(z => z.Id).ToListAsync();
-                    if (CustomerNoteIds.Count() > 0)
+                    var IDList = await ct.CustomerNote.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.CustomerId == id).Select(z => z.Id).ToListAsync();
+                    if (IDList.Count() > 0)
                     {
                         CustomerNoteBiz b = new CustomerNoteBiz(ct, UserId, UserTranslationId, CurrentUserRoles);
-                        foreach (long ItemId in CustomerNoteIds)
+                        foreach (long ItemId in IDList)
                             if (!await b.DeleteAsync(ItemId, transaction))
                             {
                                 AddError(ApiErrorCode.CHILD_OBJECT_ERROR, null, $"CustomerNote [{ItemId}]: {b.GetErrorsAsString()}");
@@ -163,6 +164,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     }
                 }
 
+                {
+                    var IDList = await ct.Review.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.AType == AyaType.Customer && x.ObjectId == id).Select(x => x.Id).ToListAsync();
+                    if (IDList.Count() > 0)
+                    {
+                        ReviewBiz b = new ReviewBiz(ct, UserId, UserTranslationId, CurrentUserRoles);
+                        foreach (long ItemId in IDList)
+                            if (!await b.DeleteAsync(ItemId, transaction))
+                            {
+                                AddError(ApiErrorCode.CHILD_OBJECT_ERROR, null, $"Review [{ItemId}]: {b.GetErrorsAsString()}");
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 ct.Customer.Remove(dbObject);
                 await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
 
@@ -237,7 +252,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         private async Task ValidateAsync(Customer proposedObj, Customer currentObj)
         {
             //skip validation if seeding
-            if(ServerBootConfig.SEEDING) return;
+            if (ServerBootConfig.SEEDING) return;
 
             bool isNew = currentObj == null;
 
@@ -494,7 +509,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public async Task HandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent ayaEvent, ICoreBizObjectModel proposedObj, ICoreBizObjectModel currentObj = null)
         {
             ILogger log = AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.CreateLogger<CustomerBiz>();
-            if(ServerBootConfig.SEEDING || ServerBootConfig.MIGRATING) return;
+            if (ServerBootConfig.SEEDING || ServerBootConfig.MIGRATING) return;
             log.LogDebug($"HandlePotentialNotificationEvent processing:  [AyaType:{this.BizType}, AyaEvent:{ayaEvent}]");
 
             bool isNew = currentObj == null;
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReviewBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReviewBiz.cs
index 80bd79dd..0c08107e 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/ReviewBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/ReviewBiz.cs
@@ -153,33 +153,36 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //DELETE
         //
-        internal async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(long id)
+        internal async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(long id, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.IDbContextTransaction parentTransaction = null)
         {
-            using (var transaction = await ct.Database.BeginTransactionAsync())
+            Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.IDbContextTransaction transaction = null;
+            if (parentTransaction == null)
+                transaction = await ct.Database.BeginTransactionAsync();
+            var dbObject = await GetAsync(id, false);
+            if (dbObject == null)
             {
-                var dbObject = await GetAsync(id, false);
-                if (dbObject == null)
-                {
-                    AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND);
-                    return false;
-                }
-                ValidateCanDelete(dbObject);
-                if (HasErrors)
-                    return false;
-                if (HasErrors)
-                    return false;
-                ct.Review.Remove(dbObject);
-                await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
-
-                //Log event 
-                await EventLogProcessor.DeleteObjectLogAsync(UserId, BizType, dbObject.Id, dbObject.Name, ct);
-                await Search.ProcessDeletedObjectKeywordsAsync(dbObject.Id, BizType, ct);
-                await TagBiz.ProcessDeleteTagsInRepositoryAsync(ct, dbObject.Tags);
-                await FileUtil.DeleteAttachmentsForObjectAsync(BizType, dbObject.Id, ct);
-                await transaction.CommitAsync();
-                await HandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent.Deleted, dbObject);
-                return true;
+                AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND);
+                return false;
             }
+            ValidateCanDelete(dbObject);
+            if (HasErrors)
+                return false;
+            if (HasErrors)
+                return false;
+            ct.Review.Remove(dbObject);
+            await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            //Log event 
+            await EventLogProcessor.DeleteObjectLogAsync(UserId, BizType, dbObject.Id, dbObject.Name, ct);
+            await Search.ProcessDeletedObjectKeywordsAsync(dbObject.Id, BizType, ct);
+            await TagBiz.ProcessDeleteTagsInRepositoryAsync(ct, dbObject.Tags);
+            await FileUtil.DeleteAttachmentsForObjectAsync(BizType, dbObject.Id, ct);
+            //all good do the commit if it's ours
+            if (parentTransaction == null)
+                await transaction.CommitAsync();
+            await HandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent.Deleted, dbObject);
+            return true;
+
         }