@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ def get(
             GitlabAuthenticationError: If authentication is not correct
             GitlabGetError: If the server cannot perform the request
         """
+        clean_id = id
         if not isinstance(id, int):
-            id = utils.clean_str_id(id)
-        path = "%s/%s" % (self.path, id)
+            clean_id = utils.clean_str_id(id)
+        path = "%s/%s" % (self.path, clean_id)
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
             assert self._obj_cls is not None
         if lazy is True:
 
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import gitlab
+import pytest
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("lazy", [True, False])
+def test_delete_branch(gl, project, branch, lazy):
+    b = project.branches.get(branch.name, lazy=lazy)
+    b.delete()
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ def project(gl):
     except gitlab.exceptions.GitlabDeleteError as e:
         print(f"Project already deleted: {e}")
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def branch(project):
+    """Branch fixture for branch API resource tests."""
+    branch = project.branches.create({"branch":f"test/branch", "ref":"master"})
+    yield branch
+
+    try:
+        branch.delete()
+    except gitlab.exceptions.GitlabDeleteError as e:
+        print(f"Project already deleted: {e}")
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def merge_request(project, wait_for_sidekiq):