diff --git a/client/bs_shutdown.py b/client/bs_shutdown.py
index 9590958..130e3ee 100644
--- a/client/bs_shutdown.py
+++ b/client/bs_shutdown.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ req = urllib.request.Request(
     method="POST"
 )
 
-with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
+with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as response:
     data = response.read()
     json_data = json.loads(data)