diff --git a/lib/fakes3/server.rb b/lib/fakes3/server.rb
index 47a44564..899f7212 100644
--- a/lib/fakes3/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fakes3/server.rb
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ def normalize_delete(webrick_req,s_req)
         end
 
         if elems.size == 0
-          raise UnsupportedOperation
-        elsif elems.size == 1
+          raise UnsupportedOperation unless s_req.bucket
+          s_req.type = Request::DELETE_BUCKET          
+        elsif (elems.size == 1) && s_req.is_path_style
           s_req.type = Request::DELETE_BUCKET
           s_req.query = query
         else