diff --git a/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh b/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
index f7c21a4..9568f34 100755
--- a/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
+++ b/rename-e-smith-pkg.sh
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ if [ $TRANSFER ] ; then
     fi
     if [ $DELETEIT ] ; then
       if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Deleting $SOURCEORG/$TARGETPKG" ; fi
-      RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$SILENT" -X  'DELETE' \
+      RESPONSE=$(curl "$checkSSL" "$SILENT" -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X  'DELETE' \
         "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$SOURCEORG/$TARGETPKG" \
         -H 'accept: application/json' \
         -H "Authorization: token $GITEAACCESSTOKEN" )