diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
index 11d78a4..f5fc38f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ public class DefaultItemManager implements ItemManagerClient {
 				queryParam.put("force", new Object[] {force});
 				
 				GXWebTargetAdapterRequest myManager = manager.path(id);
-				myManager.queryParams(queryParam);
-				GXInboundResponse response = myManager.delete();
+				GXInboundResponse response = myManager.queryParams(queryParam).delete();
 				
 				if (response.isErrorResponse()) {
 					if (response.hasException()) 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
index e5be9c2..754aa3c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ public class Items {
 		System.out.println(shc.openTrash().get().getId());
 	}
 	
-	@Test(expected=UserNotAuthorizedException.class)
-	public void gxRestExceptionTest() throws Exception{
+	@Test
+	public void forceDelete() throws Exception{
 
 		StorageHubClient shc = new StorageHubClient();
-			
-		shc.open("3bc977be-37f0-4518-888f-a7cb96c9be8e").asFolder().newFolder("testFails", "");
+		
+		shc.open("c58e9fc0-7ef8-40d5-9f46-20e823cc8890").asFile().forceDelete();
+		
 		
 		
 	}