diff --git a/git_remote_s3/remote.py b/git_remote_s3/remote.py
index 4b62d92..6f1700a 100755
--- a/git_remote_s3/remote.py
+++ b/git_remote_s3/remote.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def remove_remote_ref(self, remote_ref: str) -> str:
         logger.info(f"Removing remote ref {remote_ref}")
         try:
             objects_to_delete = self.s3.list_objects_v2(
-                Bucket=self.bucket, Prefix=f"{self.prefix}/{remote_ref}"
+                Bucket=self.bucket, Prefix=f"{self.prefix}/{remote_ref}/"
             ).get("Contents", [])
             if (
                 self.uri_scheme == UriScheme.S3