diff --git a/src/routes/camera.ts b/src/routes/camera.ts
index a823bdd..2e4a3fd 100644
--- a/src/routes/camera.ts
+++ b/src/routes/camera.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const camera = (base: URL, init?: RequestInit, headers?: () => Promise<He
       >() => {
         const url = new URL('camera/shutdown', base)
 
-        return dispatchRequest<T>(url, { ...init, method: 'PUT' }, headers)
+        return dispatchRequest<T>(url, { ...init, method: 'DELETE' }, headers)
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/tests/mocks/camera.ts b/tests/mocks/camera.ts
index 5415bb1..0e3015b 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/camera.ts
+++ b/tests/mocks/camera.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ export const cameraHandlers: Handler[] = [
     })
   },
   {
-    method: 'PUT',
+    method: 'DELETE',
     url: '/api/v1/camera/shutdown',
     handler: eventHandler(event => {
       const method = getMethod(event)
 
-      if (method !== 'PUT') {
+      if (method !== 'DELETE') {
         return new Response('Method Not Allowed', {
           status: 405,
           statusText: 'Method Not Allowed'