diff --git a/scritps/providers/fastly/delete_services.py b/scritps/providers/fastly/delete_services.py
index 7cc39ada..18ec3f92 100644
--- a/scritps/providers/fastly/delete_services.py
+++ b/scritps/providers/fastly/delete_services.py
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@ client = fastly.connect(apikey)
 services = client.list_services()
 
 for service in services:
-    client.deactivate_version(service.id, service.active_version)
+    service_details = client.get_service_details(service.id)
+    # if there is an active version, deactive it
+    if service_details.active_version:
+        client.deactivate_version(service.id,
+                                  service_details.active_version['number'])
     client.delete_service(service.id)