diff --git a/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb b/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
index 90be0da8..b07bc3c7 100644
--- a/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/workers/purge_cache_worker_tests.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe PurgeCacheWorker do
   end
 
   it 'throws exception without 200 or 404 http status' do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg").
-      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+    stub_request(:head, "http://#{@test_ip}/test.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org', 'Cache-Purge' => '1'})
       .to_return(status: 503)
 
     worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ describe PurgeCacheWorker do
   end
 
   it 'handles 404 without exception' do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg").
-      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+    stub_request(:head, "http://#{@test_ip}/test.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org', 'Cache-Purge' => '1'})
       .to_return(status: 404)
 
     worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
@@ -27,35 +27,35 @@ describe PurgeCacheWorker do
   end
 
   it 'sends a purge request' do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg").
-      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+    stub_request(:head, "http://#{@test_ip}/test.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org', 'Cache-Purge' => '1'})
       .to_return(status: 200)
 
     worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
     worker.perform @test_ip, 'kyledrake', '/test.jpg'
 
-    assert_requested :get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg"
+    assert_requested :head, "http://#{@test_ip}/test.jpg"
   end
 
   it 'handles spaces correctly' do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/te st.jpg").
-      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+    stub_request(:head, "http://#{@test_ip}/te st.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org', 'Cache-Purge' => '1'})
       .to_return(status: 200)
 
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(
-      "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/te st.jpg",
+      "http://#{@test_ip}/te st.jpg",
       Addressable::URI::CharacterClasses::QUERY
     )
 
     worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
     worker.perform @test_ip, 'kyledrake', '/te st.jpg'
 
-    assert_requested :get, url
+    assert_requested :head, url
   end
 
   it 'works without forward slash' do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://#{@test_ip}/:cache/purge/test.jpg").
-      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org'})
+    stub_request(:head, "http://#{@test_ip}/test.jpg").
+      with(headers: {'Host' => 'kyledrake.neocities.org', 'Cache-Purge' => '1'})
       .to_return(status: 200)
 
     worker = PurgeCacheWorker.new
diff --git a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
index eaf123c9..b29e310a 100644
--- a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ class PurgeCacheWorker
     path = '/' + path if path[0] != '/'
 
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(
-      "http://#{proxy_ip}/:cache/purge#{path}",
+      "http://#{proxy_ip}#{path}",
       Addressable::URI::CharacterClasses::QUERY
     )
     begin
-      RestClient::Request.execute method: :get, url: url, timeout: HTTP_TIMEOUT, headers: {
-        host: URI::encode("#{username}.neocities.org")
+      RestClient::Request.execute method: :head, url: url, timeout: HTTP_TIMEOUT, headers: {
+        host: URI::encode("#{username}.neocities.org"),
+        cache_purge: '1'
       }
     rescue RestClient::ResourceNotFound
     end