diff --git a/nested_projects/app/models/project.rb b/nested_projects/app/models/project.rb
index 6131b3272..8f87295df 100644
--- a/nested_projects/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/nested_projects/app/models/project.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
                           :join_table => "#{table_name_prefix}custom_fields_projects#{table_name_suffix}",
                           :association_foreign_key => 'custom_field_id'
                           
-  acts_as_nested_set :order => 'name', :dependent => :nullify
+  acts_as_nested_set :order => 'name', :dependent => :destroy
   acts_as_attachable :view_permission => :view_files,
                      :delete_permission => :manage_files
 
diff --git a/nested_projects/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml b/nested_projects/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
index a1913c115..09d7d2a1c 100644
--- a/nested_projects/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
+++ b/nested_projects/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <p><strong><%=h @project_to_destroy %></strong><br />
 <%=l(:text_project_destroy_confirmation)%>
 
-<% if @project_to_destroy.children.any? %>
-<br /><%= l(:text_subprojects_destroy_warning, content_tag('strong', h(@project_to_destroy.children.sort.collect{|p| p.to_s}.join(', ')))) %>
+<% if @project_to_destroy.descendants.any? %>
+<br /><%= l(:text_subprojects_destroy_warning, content_tag('strong', h(@project_to_destroy.descendants.collect{|p| p.to_s}.join(', ')))) %>
 <% end %>
 </p>
 <p>