diff --git a/code/modules/supply/supply_console.dm b/code/modules/supply/supply_console.dm
index 09ba99596a4..337e10fd411 100644
--- a/code/modules/supply/supply_console.dm
+++ b/code/modules/supply/supply_console.dm
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 		for(var/datum/station_department/department in SSjobs.station_departments)
 			if(department.department_account == selected_account)
 				order.ordered_by_department = department //now that we know which department this is for, attach it to the order
-				order.orderedbyaccount = selected_account
+				order.set_account(selected_account)
 				order.requires_head_approval = TRUE
 
 				if(length(order.object.department_restrictions) && !(department.department_name in order.object.department_restrictions))
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 	//===Handle Supply Order===
 	if(selected_account.account_type == ACCOUNT_TYPE_PERSONAL)
 		//if the account is a personal account (and doesn't require CT approval), go ahead and pay for it now
-		order.orderedbyaccount = selected_account
+		order.set_account(selected_account)
 		if(attempt_account_authentification(selected_account, user))
 			var/paid_for = FALSE
 			if(!order.requires_cargo_approval && pay_with_account(selected_account, order.object.get_cost(), "[order.object.name] Crate Purchase", "Cargo Requests Console", user, account_database.vendor_account))
diff --git a/code/modules/supply/supply_order.dm b/code/modules/supply/supply_order.dm
index 99bd05ad6e8..ba2fa011d70 100644
--- a/code/modules/supply/supply_order.dm
+++ b/code/modules/supply/supply_order.dm
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 	name = "request form"
 	var/order_number
 
+/// Set the account that made the request and make sure the request is deleted when the account is deleted
+/datum/supply_order/proc/set_account(datum/money_account/account)
+	orderedbyaccount = account
+	RegisterSignal(orderedbyaccount, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, PROC_REF(clear_request))
+
+/// Clear the request from the request list and delete it
+/datum/supply_order/proc/clear_request()
+	SSeconomy.request_list -= src
+	qdel(src)
+
 /datum/supply_order/proc/createObject(atom/_loc, errors = 0)
 	if(!object)
 		return