diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
index 4ff41174..928d4cce 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export async function deleteAssignmentHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Prom
     }
 
     const assignment = await deleteAssignment(classid, id);
-    res.json({assignment});
+    res.json({ assignment });
 }
 
 export async function getAssignmentsSubmissionsHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {