diff --git a/platform/service/resources_test.go b/platform/service/resources_test.go
index 6fc141d..4cfb142 100644
--- a/platform/service/resources_test.go
+++ b/platform/service/resources_test.go
@@ -590,6 +590,15 @@ func TestCoreServiceDeletesServerInstancesWithPasswordConfirmation(t *testing.T)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("create installing target: %v", err)
 	}
+	draftTarget, err := svc.CreateServerInstanceForSession(ownerSession, domain.ServerInstance{
+		ID:       "server-delete-draft",
+		PluginID: plugin.ID,
+		Name:     "Delete Draft Target",
+		State:    domain.ServerInstanceStateDraft,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create draft target: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	if _, err := svc.DeleteServerInstanceForSession(otherSession, ownerInstance.ID, domain.ServerDeletionRequest{Password: "secret-password"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrForbidden) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-owner delete to be forbidden, got %v", err)
@@ -620,6 +629,13 @@ func TestCoreServiceDeletesServerInstancesWithPasswordConfirmation(t *testing.T)
 	if deletedAdmin.State != domain.ServerInstanceStateDeleted {
 		t.Fatalf("expected deleted admin state, got %+v", deletedAdmin)
 	}
+	deletedDraft, err := svc.DeleteServerInstanceForSession(ownerSession, draftTarget.ID, domain.ServerDeletionRequest{Password: "secret-password"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete draft target without run endpoint: %v", err)
+	}
+	if deletedDraft.State != domain.ServerInstanceStateDeleted || deletedDraft.RunEndpointID != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deleted draft target without run endpoint, got %+v", deletedDraft)
+	}
 	if _, err := svc.DeleteServerInstanceForSession(ownerSession, runningTarget.ID, domain.ServerDeletionRequest{Password: "secret-password"}); err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected running instance delete to fail")
 	} else {
diff --git a/platform/validator/resources.go b/platform/validator/resources.go
index 2ee813b..8cebd49 100644
--- a/platform/validator/resources.go
+++ b/platform/validator/resources.go
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ func validateServerInstance(instance domain.ServerInstance, allowDeleted bool) e
 	violations = appendRequired(violations, "id", instance.ID)
 	violations = appendRequired(violations, "pluginId", instance.PluginID)
 	violations = appendRequired(violations, "pluginVersion", instance.PluginVersion)
-	if instance.State != domain.ServerInstanceStateDraft {
+	if instance.State != domain.ServerInstanceStateDraft && instance.State != domain.ServerInstanceStateDeleted {
 		violations = appendRequired(violations, "runEndpointId", instance.RunEndpointID)
 	}
 	violations = appendRequired(violations, "name", instance.Name)
diff --git a/platform/validator/resources_test.go b/platform/validator/resources_test.go
index ebd4846..3933cd7 100644
--- a/platform/validator/resources_test.go
+++ b/platform/validator/resources_test.go
@@ -287,6 +287,20 @@ func TestValidateServerInstanceRejectsDeletedCreateState(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestValidateStoredServerInstanceAllowsDeletedWithoutRunEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	instance := domain.ServerInstance{
+		ID:            "server-1",
+		PluginID:      "server.scum",
+		PluginVersion: "1.0.0",
+		Name:          "SCUM #1",
+		State:         domain.ServerInstanceStateDeleted,
+	}
+
+	if err := ValidateStoredServerInstance(instance); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected stored deleted instance without run endpoint to validate, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestValidateJobBoundsProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	job := domain.Job{
 		ID:             "job-1",