diff --git a/service/src/PingPong/Controllers/ScoreController.cs b/service/src/PingPong/Controllers/ScoreController.cs
index f20dafd..1ccd651 100644
--- a/service/src/PingPong/Controllers/ScoreController.cs
+++ b/service/src/PingPong/Controllers/ScoreController.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public ScoreController(ScoreService scoreService)
             _scoreService = scoreService;
         }
         
-        [HttpGet(nameof(DeleteScores))]
+        [HttpDelete(nameof(DeleteScores))]
         public IActionResult DeleteScores()
         {
             try
diff --git a/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/IScoreRepository.cs b/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/IScoreRepository.cs
index d0d286a..a2f112f 100644
--- a/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/IScoreRepository.cs
+++ b/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/IScoreRepository.cs
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ public interface IScoreRepository
 
         void AddScores(PlayerDTO newScores);
 
+        void DeleteScores();
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/ScoreSQLiteRepository.cs b/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/ScoreSQLiteRepository.cs
index 0f63f1e..c98682f 100644
--- a/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/ScoreSQLiteRepository.cs
+++ b/service/src/PingPong/Repositories/Score/ScoreSQLiteRepository.cs
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ public void DeleteScores()
         {
             using (SQLiteConnection connection = new SQLiteConnection(_sqlitePath))
             {
-                connection.Open();
-                string deleteQuery = "DELETE FROM PlayerItems";
-                using (SQLiteCommand command = new SQLiteCommand(deleteQuery, connection))
+                using (var conn = new SQLiteConnection(_sqlitePath))
                 {
-                    command.ExecuteNonQuery();
+                    conn.Open();
+                    var cmd = new SQLiteCommand("DELETE FROM PlayerItems", conn);
+                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                 }
             }
         }