diff --git a/pkg/api/server/register_secrets.go b/pkg/api/server/register_secrets.go
index 01307fdc80..b9d2f295e1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server/register_secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server/register_secrets.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (s *APIServer) registerSecretHandlers(r *mux.Router) error {
 	//   '500':
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/internalError"
 	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/secrets/{name}"), s.APIHandler(compat.RemoveSecret)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
-	r.Handle("/secret/{name}", s.APIHandler(compat.RemoveSecret)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	r.Handle("/secrets/{name}", s.APIHandler(compat.RemoveSecret)).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 
 	r.Handle(VersionedPath("/secrets/{name}/update"), s.APIHandler(compat.UpdateSecret)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	r.Handle("/secrets/{name}/update", s.APIHandler(compat.UpdateSecret)).Methods(http.MethodPost)
diff --git a/test/apiv2/50-secrets.at b/test/apiv2/50-secrets.at
index f0449e600e..0156d36309 100644
--- a/test/apiv2/50-secrets.at
+++ b/test/apiv2/50-secrets.at
@@ -76,3 +76,11 @@ t DELETE secrets/bogus 404
 
 # secret update not implemented
 t POST secrets/mysecret/update 501
+
+# compat api
+t POST /secrets/create Name=foosecret Data=c2VjcmV0 200
+
+t GET /secrets/foosecret 200 \
+    .Spec.Name=foosecret
+
+t DELETE /secrets/foosecret 204