diff --git a/matrix_delete_users_via_admin.sh b/matrix_delete_users_via_admin.sh
index 9ed2094..6e61ac1 100755
--- a/matrix_delete_users_via_admin.sh
+++ b/matrix_delete_users_via_admin.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ for ((i = 0; i < $USER_COUNT; i++ ));do
     fi
 
     if [ ! -z "$output_file" ]; then
-        echo curl --globoff -XDELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer [TOKEN]" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc" -o "$output_file"
-        curl --globoff -XDELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc" -o "$output_file"
+        echo curl --globoff -XPOST -H "Authorization: Bearer [TOKEN]" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc" -o "$output_file"
+        curl --globoff -XPOST -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc" -o "$output_file"
     else
-        echo curl --globoff -XDELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer [TOKEN]" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc"
-        curl --globoff -XDELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc"
+        echo curl --globoff -XPOST -H "Authorization: Bearer [TOKEN]" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc"
+        curl --globoff -XPOST -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" -d "{\"erase\": true}" "$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/$user_id_enc"
     fi
     
     echo "Sleeping for 5 seconds ..."