diff --git a/rule/ftpsyncfiles/rule_class.php b/rule/ftpsyncfiles/rule_class.php
index 8eb073a6..4b0c4818 100644
--- a/rule/ftpsyncfiles/rule_class.php
+++ b/rule/ftpsyncfiles/rule_class.php
@@ -206,11 +206,9 @@ private function download_files(int $did): void {
                         );
                         echo "Downloaded $filename successfully." . PHP_EOL;
                         // Delete the file from the remote server using cURL.
-                        $deletech = curl_init();
-                        curl_setopt($deletech, CURLOPT_URL, $remotepath);
-                        curl_setopt($deletech, CURLOPT_QUOTE, array("rm ".escapeshellarg("$remotepath"));
-                        $deleteresult = curl_exec($deletech);
-                        curl_close($deletech);
+                        curl_setopt($filehandle, CURLOPT_URL, $remotepath);
+                        curl_setopt($filehandle, CURLOPT_QUOTE, array("rm ".escapeshellarg($remotepath)));
+                        $deleteresult = curl_exec($filehandle);
                         if ($deleteresult === false) {
                             echo "Failed to delete $filename on the remote server." . PHP_EOL;
                         } else {