diff --git a/api4/system.go b/api4/system.go
index 86b3f8b3d0..f28311d488 100644
--- a/api4/system.go
+++ b/api4/system.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (api *API) InitSystem() {
 
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/server_busy", api.ApiSessionRequired(setServerBusy)).Methods("POST")
 	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/server_busy", api.ApiSessionRequired(getServerBusyExpires)).Methods("GET")
-	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/server_busy/clear", api.ApiSessionRequired(clearServerBusy)).Methods("POST")
+	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/server_busy", api.ApiSessionRequired(clearServerBusy)).Methods("DELETE")
 }
 
 func getSystemPing(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/model/client4.go b/model/client4.go
index 31518f3611..0eb2f35ffd 100644
--- a/model/client4.go
+++ b/model/client4.go
@@ -4684,7 +4684,7 @@ func (c *Client4) SetServerBusy(secs int) (bool, *Response) {
 
 // ClearServerBusy will mark the server as not busy.
 func (c *Client4) ClearServerBusy() (bool, *Response) {
-	r, err := c.DoApiPost(c.GetServerBusyRoute()+"/clear", "")
+	r, err := c.DoApiDelete(c.GetServerBusyRoute())
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, BuildErrorResponse(r, err)
 	}