diff --git a/arches/app/etl_modules/base_data_editor.py b/arches/app/etl_modules/base_data_editor.py
index 1ed3b90efeb..49acb51f083 100644
--- a/arches/app/etl_modules/base_data_editor.py
+++ b/arches/app/etl_modules/base_data_editor.py
@@ -106,15 +106,23 @@ def get_nodegroups(self, request):
 
         with connection.cursor() as cursor:
             cursor.execute("""
-                SELECT ng.nodegroupid, c.name ->> %s card_name, n.name node_name
-                FROM node_groups ng, cards c, nodes n
-                WHERE c.nodegroupid = ng.nodegroupid
-                AND ng.nodegroupid = n.nodeid
-                AND c.graphid = %s
-                AND c.visible = true
-                ORDER BY c.name;
+                WITH RECURSIVE card_tree(nodegroupid, parentnodegroupid, name) AS (
+                    SELECT ng.nodegroupid, ng.parentnodegroupid, c.name ->> %s name
+                    FROM node_groups ng, cards c
+                    WHERE c.nodegroupid = ng.nodegroupid
+                    AND c.graphid = %s
+                    AND ng.parentnodegroupid IS null
+                    AND c.visible = true
+                UNION
+                    SELECT ng.nodegroupid, ng.parentnodegroupid, (ct.name || ' - ' || (c.name ->> %s)) name
+                    FROM node_groups ng, cards c, card_tree ct
+                    WHERE ng.parentnodegroupid = ct.nodegroupid
+                    AND c.nodegroupid = ng.nodegroupid
+                    AND c.visible = true
+                )
+                SELECT nodegroupid, name FROM card_tree ORDER BY name
             """,
-                [settings.LANGUAGE_CODE, graphid],
+                [settings.LANGUAGE_CODE, graphid, settings.LANGUAGE_CODE],
             )
             nodegroups = dictfetchall(cursor)
         return {"success": True, "data": nodegroups}
diff --git a/arches/app/media/js/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.js b/arches/app/media/js/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.js
index c52c89e883d..3f5e9051c8b 100644
--- a/arches/app/media/js/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.js
+++ b/arches/app/media/js/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.js
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ define([
                 self.loading(true);
                 self.formData.append('graphid', graph);
                 self.submit('get_nodegroups').then(function(response){
-                    const nodegroups = response.result.map(nodegroup => (
-                        { ...nodegroup,
-                            label: `${nodegroup.card_name} (${nodegroup.node_name})` 
-                        }));
+                    const nodegroups = response.result;
                     self.selectedNodegroup(null);
                     self.nodegroups(nodegroups);
                     self.loading(false);
diff --git a/arches/app/templates/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.htm b/arches/app/templates/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.htm
index d0fb7e57e2c..7d5a72bab27 100644
--- a/arches/app/templates/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.htm
+++ b/arches/app/templates/views/components/etl_modules/bulk-data-deletion.htm
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ <h3>
                 <select id="nodegroup-select" data-bind="
                     value: selectedNodegroup,
                     options: nodegroups,
-                    optionsText: 'label',
+                    optionsText: 'name',
                     optionsCaption: $root.translations.select + '...',
                     optionsValue: 'nodegroupid',
                     valueAllowUnset: true,