diff --git a/endpoints/fruits.delete.py b/endpoints/fruits.delete.py
index 1486cf6..5529840 100644
--- a/endpoints/fruits.delete.py
+++ b/endpoints/fruits.delete.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
 from schemas.fruit import FruitSchema
-from helpers.fruit_helpers import delete_fruit, get_fruit_by_id
+from helpers.fruit_helpers import get_fruit_by_id, delete_fruit
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from fastapi import Depends
 from core.database import get_db
-import uuid
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 @router.delete("/fruits/{fruit_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, response_model=FruitSchema)
-async def delete_fruit_endpoint(fruit_id: uuid.UUID, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+async def delete_fruit_endpoint(fruit_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     fruit = get_fruit_by_id(db, fruit_id)
     if not fruit:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Fruit not found")
diff --git a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
index cf1b382..4d31c14 100644
--- a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
@@ -68,4 +68,6 @@ def delete_fruit(db: Session, fruit_id: UUID) -> None:
     fruit = db.query(Fruit).filter(Fruit.id == fruit_id).first()
     if fruit:
         db.delete(fruit)
-        db.commit()
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+        db.commit()
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"No fruit found with ID {fruit_id}")
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