diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
index 97a71b429b..9e59917f60 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/rest/__init__.py
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ def drop_table(self, identifier: str | Identifier, purge_requested: bool = False
         self._check_endpoint(Capability.V1_DELETE_TABLE)
         response = self._session.delete(
             self.url(Endpoints.drop_table, prefixed=True, **self._split_identifier_for_path(identifier)),
-            params={"purgeRequested": purge_requested},
+            params={"purgeRequested": "true" if purge_requested else "false"},
         )
         try:
             response.raise_for_status()