diff --git a/local_to_swift.py b/local_to_swift.py
index 424f900..0e9aa16 100644
--- a/local_to_swift.py
+++ b/local_to_swift.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def launch(localpath,temp_dir,swift_container,prefix,size_limit_to_segment,size_
         skipped_files = 0
         skipped_files_of_large_objs = 0
         for object in dellist:
-            swift_conn,errors_deleting_file,errors_deleting_files_of_large_obj,skipped_file,skipped_files_of_large_obj = utility.delete_object(swift_conn,swift_container,prefix + object,remotefiles_xobj[object],fail_tries)
+            swift_conn,errors_deleting_file,errors_deleting_files_of_large_obj,skipped_file,skipped_files_of_large_obj = utility.delete_object(swift_conn,swift_container,utility.dash_replace(prefix + object),remotefiles_xobj[object],fail_tries)
             errors_deleting_files += errors_deleting_file
             errors_deleting_files_of_large_objs += errors_deleting_files_of_large_obj
             skipped_files += skipped_file