diff --git a/app/src/renderer/lcdClient.js b/app/src/renderer/lcdClient.js
index ae4b76654c..0a06862af5 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/lcdClient.js
+++ b/app/src/renderer/lcdClient.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ function argReq (method, path) {
     if (Array.isArray(args)) {
       args = args.join('/')
     }
+    if (method === 'DELETE') {
+      data = {
+        data
+      }
+    }
     return await this.request(method, `${path}/${args}`, data)
   }
 }
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ Object.assign(Client.prototype, {
   listKeys: req('GET', '/keys'),
   getKey: argReq('GET', '/keys'),
   updateKey: argReq('PUT', '/keys'),
+  // axios handles DELETE requests different then other requests, we have to but the body in a config object with the prop data
   deleteKey: argReq('DELETE', '/keys'),
   recoverKey: req('POST', '/keys/recover'),
 
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/lcdClient.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/lcdClient.spec.js
index 775db24a2e..8e562662cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/lcdClient.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/lcdClient.spec.js
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ describe('LCD Client', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('delete requests have the correct format for data', async () => {
+    axios.delete = (path, config) => {
+      expect(config).toEqual({data: {password: 'abc'}})
+      return Promise.resolve({data: {
+        foo: 'bar'
+      }})
+    }
+
+    await client.deleteKey('test', {password: 'abc'})
+  })
+
   it('does not throw error for empty results', async () => {
     axios.get = jest.fn()
       .mockReturnValueOnce(Promise.reject({