diff --git a/parsedmarc/mail/gmail.py b/parsedmarc/mail/gmail.py
index 92eac12..ac8f453 100644
--- a/parsedmarc/mail/gmail.py
+++ b/parsedmarc/mail/gmail.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class GmailConnection(MailboxConnection):
         return urlsafe_b64decode(msg["raw"]).decode(errors="replace")
 
     def delete_message(self, message_id: str):
-        self.service.users().messages().delete(userId="me", id=message_id)
+        self.service.users().messages().delete(userId="me", id=message_id).execute()
 
     def move_message(self, message_id: str, folder_name: str):
         label_id = self._find_label_id_for_label(folder_name)
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index e24e0f8..dd81b20 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class TestGmailConnection(unittest.TestCase):
         messages_api.modify.assert_called_once()
         connection.delete_message("m1")
         messages_api.delete.assert_called_once_with(userId="me", id="m1")
+        messages_api.delete.return_value.execute.assert_called_once()
 
     def testGetCredsFromTokenFile(self):
         creds = MagicMock()
@@ -613,8 +614,6 @@ class TestImapConnection(unittest.TestCase):
                     with self.assertRaises(_BreakLoop):
                         connection.watch(callback, check_timeout=1)
             callback.assert_called_once_with(connection)
-
-
 class TestGmailAuthModes(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch("parsedmarc.mail.gmail.service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_file")
     def testGetCredsServiceAccountWithoutSubject(self, mock_from_service_account_file):
@@ -787,7 +786,5 @@ scopes = https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
             mock_gmail_connection.call_args.kwargs.get("service_account_user"),
             "delegated@example.com",
         )
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)