diff --git a/app/controllers/api/teams.php b/app/controllers/api/teams.php
index 88b893341b..e2e270cd20 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/teams.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/teams.php
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ App::delete('/v1/teams/:teamId/memberships/:membershipId')
 
         if ($membership->getAttribute('confirm')) { // Count only confirmed members
             $team = $projectDB->updateDocument(\array_merge($team->getArrayCopy(), [
-                'sum' => \max($team->getAttribute('sum', 0) - 1, 0),
+                'sum' => \max($team->getAttribute('sum', 0) - 1, 0), // Ensure that sum is always >= 0
             ]));
         }
 
diff --git a/app/workers/deletes.php b/app/workers/deletes.php
index 949733916d..6e20a6528c 100644
--- a/app/workers/deletes.php
+++ b/app/workers/deletes.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class DeletesV1
                 $team = $this->getProjectDB($projectId)->getDocument($teamId);
                 if(!$team->isEmpty()) {
                     $team = $this->getProjectDB($projectId)->updateDocument(\array_merge($team->getArrayCopy(), [
-                        'sum' => \max($team->getAttribute('sum', 0) - 1, 0),
+                        'sum' => \max($team->getAttribute('sum', 0) - 1, 0), // Ensure that sum is always >= 0
                     ]));
                 }
             }