diff --git a/client/js/actions/delete-widget.js b/client/js/actions/delete-widget.js
index c506291..126a216 100644
--- a/client/js/actions/delete-widget.js
+++ b/client/js/actions/delete-widget.js
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ export const deleteWidget = widgetId => {
 
     dispatch(deleteWidgetRequest(widgetId));
 
-    return fetch('http://localhost:3010/widgets'
-      + encodeURIComponent(widgetId))
+    return fetch('http://localhost:3010/widgets/'
+      + encodeURIComponent(widgetId), {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      })
       .then(() => fetch('http://localhost:3010/widgets'))
       .then(res => res.json())
       .then(widgets => dispatch(refreshWidgetsDone(widgets)));