diff --git a/behave/features/rdelete.feature b/behave/features/rdelete.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df26a25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/behave/features/rdelete.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Feature: `osc rdelete` command
+
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc rdelete` to delete a project and mark it with a desctructive tag
+   When I execute osc with args "rdelete -r -f test:factory -m 'cleanup'"
+   Then the exit code is 0 
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 6a86901b..59d3f4fd 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -6073,7 +6073,7 @@ def delete_package(apiurl: str, prj: str, pac: str, force=False, msg=None):
 
 def delete_project(apiurl: str, prj: str, force=False, msg=None, recursive=False):
     if not recursive:
-        packages = meta_get_packagelist(apiurl, project)
+        packages = meta_get_packagelist(apiurl, prj)
         if packages:
             error_msg = \
                 "Project contains packages. It must be empty before deleting it. " \