diff --git a/modules/structs/repo.go b/modules/structs/repo.go
index 30697feadd..7f09acf2dc 100644
--- a/modules/structs/repo.go
+++ b/modules/structs/repo.go
@@ -455,9 +455,10 @@ type DeleteOrgReposResponse struct {
 }
 
 // DeleteRepoFailure represents a repository that failed to delete
+// swagger:model
 type DeleteRepoFailure struct {
 	// Repository name
 	RepoName string `json:"repo_name"`
-	// Reason for deletion failure
-	Reason string `json:"reason"`
+	// Message to be displayed
+	Message string `json:"reason"`
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/org/org.go b/routers/api/v1/org/org.go
index 4147b2e0f2..0ccb8507af 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/org/org.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/org/org.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/optional"
 	repo_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
@@ -514,6 +515,8 @@ func DeleteOrgRepos(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/DeleteOrgReposList"
 	//   "403":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 	org := ctx.Org.Organization
 	repos, err := repo_model.GetOrgRepositories(ctx, org.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -526,21 +529,26 @@ func DeleteOrgRepos(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 	for _, repo := range repos {
 		canDelete, err := repo_module.CanUserDelete(ctx, repo, ctx.Doer)
-		if !canDelete || err != nil {
-			reason := "Permission denied"
-			if err != nil {
-				reason = err.Error()
-			}
+		if !canDelete {
 			response.Failed = append(response.Failed, api.DeleteRepoFailure{
 				RepoName: repo.Name,
-				Reason:   reason,
+				Message:  "Insufficient permissions to delete repository",
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error checking delete permission for repo %s: %v", repo.Name, err)
+			response.Failed = append(response.Failed, api.DeleteRepoFailure{
+				RepoName: repo.Name,
+				Message:  "Failed to verify delete permissions",
 			})
 			continue
 		}
 		if err := repo_service.DeleteRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, repo, true); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error deleting repo %s: %v", repo.Name, err)
 			response.Failed = append(response.Failed, api.DeleteRepoFailure{
 				RepoName: repo.Name,
-				Reason:   err.Error(),
+				Message:  "Failed to delete repository",
 			})
 		} else {
 			response.Deleted = append(response.Deleted, repo.Name)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/org.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/org.go
index f6cdbcab69..ef5b53d813 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/org.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/org.go
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ type swaggerResponseOrganizationPermissions struct {
 type swaggerDeleteOrgReposList struct {
 	// List of successfully deleted repositories and failures
 	//in:body
-	Body []api.DeleteOrgReposResponse `json:"body"`
+	Body api.DeleteOrgReposResponse `json:"body"`
 }
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index a9f559487d..6e3312be22 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -3663,6 +3663,9 @@
           },
           "403": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
           }
         }
       }
@@ -24247,9 +24250,9 @@
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
         "reason": {
-          "description": "Reason for deletion failure",
+          "description": "Message to be displayed",
           "type": "string",
-          "x-go-name": "Reason"
+          "x-go-name": "Message"
         },
         "repo_name": {
           "description": "Repository name",
@@ -29810,10 +29813,7 @@
     "DeleteOrgReposList": {
       "description": "DeleteOrgReposList",
       "schema": {
-        "type": "array",
-        "items": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/DeleteOrgReposResponse"
-        }
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/DeleteOrgReposResponse"
       }
     },
     "DeployKey": {