diff --git a/ocs_ci/deployment/ibmcloud.py b/ocs_ci/deployment/ibmcloud.py
index 38ea0b1379ab..fddf80068529 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/deployment/ibmcloud.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/deployment/ibmcloud.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ def _delete_resources(resources, ignore_errors=False):
                     exec_cmd(delete_cmd)
 
         if resource_group:
+            self.get_resource_id(resource_group)
             leftovers = _get_resources(resource_group)
             if not leftovers:
                 logger.info("No leftovers found")
@@ -500,6 +501,16 @@ def configure_cloud_credential_operator():
     #
     #     return json.loads(proc.stdout)
 
+    def get_resource_id(self, resource_group):
+        cmd = "ibmcloud resource groups --output json"
+        proc = exec_cmd(cmd)
+        logger.info("Retrieving cluster resource group")
+        resource_data = json.loads(proc.stdout)
+        for group in resource_data:
+            if group["name"] == resource_group:
+                return group["id"]
+        return False
+
     def get_created_time(self, resource_group):
         """
         Get