diff --git a/site-del.sh b/site-del.sh
index fe6aa5c..7070f0c 100755
--- a/site-del.sh
+++ b/site-del.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ id=$1
 
 . config.ini
 
-curl -s -X 'DEL' \
+curl -s -X 'DELETE' \
   "$API_ENDPOINT_REDIRECTS/$id" \
   -H 'accept: application/json' \
   -H "x-api-key: $API_KEY"