diff --git a/changelog.d/5839.bugfix b/changelog.d/5839.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..829aea4687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5839.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The purge_remote_media.sh script was fixed
diff --git a/contrib/purge_api/purge_remote_media.sh b/contrib/purge_api/purge_remote_media.sh
index 99c07c663d..77220d3bd5 100644
--- a/contrib/purge_api/purge_remote_media.sh
+++ b/contrib/purge_api/purge_remote_media.sh
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ TOKEN=$(sql "SELECT token FROM access_tokens WHERE user_id='$ADMIN' ORDER BY id
 # finally start pruning media:
 ###############################################################################
 set -x # for debugging the generated string
-curl --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -v POST "$API_URL/admin/purge_media_cache/?before_ts=$UNIX_TIMESTAMP"
+curl --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -X POST "$API_URL/admin/purge_media_cache/?before_ts=$UNIX_TIMESTAMP"