diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
index 5841c6377..e30b6f40f 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Player/Player.cpp
@@ -4725,7 +4725,7 @@ void Player::DeleteFromDB(uint64 playerguid, uint32 accountId, bool updateRealmC
     // close player ticket if any
     GmTicket* ticket = sTicketMgr->GetTicketByPlayer(playerguid);
     if (ticket)
-        ticket->SetClosedBy(playerguid);
+        sTicketMgr->CloseTicket(ticket->GetId(), playerguid);
 
     // remove from group
     if (uint32 groupId = GetGroupIdFromStorage(guid))