diff --git a/src/gam/gapi/calendar.py b/src/gam/gapi/calendar.py
index 09cde256..5ba0effb 100644
--- a/src/gam/gapi/calendar.py
+++ b/src/gam/gapi/calendar.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def moveOrDeleteEvent(moveOrDelete):
     calendarId, cal = buildCalendarDataGAPIObject(sys.argv[2])
     if not cal:
         return
-    sendUpdates = None
+    sendUpdates = 'none'
     doit = False
     kwargs = {}
     i = 4