diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/snippets.js b/core/server/api/canary/snippets.js
index 71ffa9b8b4..3e8bb0d0a1 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/snippets.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/snippets.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ module.exports = {
         },
         permissions: true,
         query(frame) {
+            frame.options.require = true;
+
             return models.Snippet.destroy(frame.options)
                 .then(() => null)
                 .catch(models.Snippet.NotFoundError, () => {
diff --git a/core/server/api/v3/snippets.js b/core/server/api/v3/snippets.js
index 71ffa9b8b4..3e8bb0d0a1 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v3/snippets.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v3/snippets.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ module.exports = {
         },
         permissions: true,
         query(frame) {
+            frame.options.require = true;
+
             return models.Snippet.destroy(frame.options)
                 .then(() => null)
                 .catch(models.Snippet.NotFoundError, () => {