diff --git a/git-cvs2git.sh b/git-cvs2git.sh
index ea15328..10cd043 100755
--- a/git-cvs2git.sh
+++ b/git-cvs2git.sh
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
 	fi
 	# Now delete the repo, re-create it and clone it in to local
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Delete $ORGGITEA/$1" ; fi
-	RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -o /dev/null -w "{%http_code}" -X 'DELETE' \
+	RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$curlsilent" -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X 'DELETE' \
 		"$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORGGITEA/$1" \
 		-H 'accept: application/json' \
 		-H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN")