diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 4a6a008b6f..497b3b2549 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -3871,7 +3871,7 @@ chatCommandP =
       "/users" $> ListUsers,
       "/_user " *> (APISetActiveUser <$> A.decimal),
       ("/user " <|> "/u ") *> (SetActiveUser <$> displayName),
-      "/_delete user " *> (APIDeleteUser <$> A.decimal <* " delSMPQueues=" <*> onOffP),
+      "/_delete user " *> (APIDeleteUser <$> A.decimal <* " del_smp=" <*> onOffP),
       "/delete user " *> (DeleteUser <$> displayName <*> pure True),
       ("/user" <|> "/u") $> ShowActiveUser,
       "/_start subscribe=" *> (StartChat <$> onOffP <* " expire=" <*> onOffP),
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests.hs b/tests/ChatTests.hs
index 55ce82849b..bb13882130 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests.hs
@@ -4587,7 +4587,7 @@ testDeleteUser =
 
       -- cannot delete active user
 
-      alice ##> "/_delete user 1 delSMPQueues=off"
+      alice ##> "/_delete user 1 del_smp=off"
       alice <## "cannot delete active user"
 
       -- delete user without deleting SMP queues
@@ -4601,7 +4601,7 @@ testDeleteUser =
       alice <## "alice (Alice)"
       alice <## "alisa (active)"
 
-      alice ##> "/_delete user 1 delSMPQueues=off"
+      alice ##> "/_delete user 1 del_smp=off"
       alice <## "ok"
 
       alice ##> "/users"