diff --git a/lxc.go b/lxc.go
index 0319ff9..1186ad2 100644
--- a/lxc.go
+++ b/lxc.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) DeleteLXC(ctx context.Context, req *resource.DeleteRequest) (*r
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	_, err = authenticatedRequest(http.MethodDelete, config.URL+"/api2/json/nodes/"+config.NODE+"/lxc/"+req.NativeID, createAuthorizationString(username, token), nil)
+	_, err = authenticatedRequest(http.MethodDelete, config.URL+"/api2/json/nodes/"+config.NODE+"/lxc/"+req.NativeID+"?force=1&purge=1", createAuthorizationString(username, token), nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/proxmox_test.go b/proxmox_test.go
index c1f56c9..1352d2d 100644
--- a/proxmox_test.go
+++ b/proxmox_test.go
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		NativeID:     "200",
 	})
 
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Create should not return error")
-	require.NotNil(t, result.ProgressResult, "Create should return ProgressResult")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Delete should not return error")
+	require.NotNil(t, result.ProgressResult, "Delete should return ProgressResult")
 
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 		var props StatusGeneralResponse
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		return true
-	}, 10*time.Second, time.Second, "Create operation should complete successfully")
+	}, 10*time.Second, time.Second, "Delete operation should complete successfully")
 }