diff --git a/tools/remote_caller.go b/tools/remote_caller.go
index a8bc4a5..b481bd0 100644
--- a/tools/remote_caller.go
+++ b/tools/remote_caller.go
@@ -92,11 +92,17 @@ func (caller *HTTPCaller) CallGet(url string, subpath string, types ...string) (
 
 // CallPut calls the DELETE method on the HTTP server
 func (caller *HTTPCaller) CallDelete(url string, subpath string) ([]byte, error) {
-	resp, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url+subpath, nil)
-	if err != nil || resp == nil || resp.Body == nil {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url+subpath, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil || req == nil || req.Body == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
 	err = caller.StoreResp(resp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err