diff --git a/packages/gitbeaker-core/src/services/MergeRequests.ts b/packages/gitbeaker-core/src/services/MergeRequests.ts
index 5412fd2a..5f08d9ef 100644
--- a/packages/gitbeaker-core/src/services/MergeRequests.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbeaker-core/src/services/MergeRequests.ts
@@ -212,11 +212,7 @@ export class MergeRequests extends BaseService {
   closesIssues(projectId: string | number, mergerequestIid: number, options?: Sudo) {
     const [pId, mIid] = [projectId, mergerequestIid].map(encodeURIComponent);
 
-    return RequestHelper.get(
-      this,
-      `projects/${pId}/merge_requests/${mIid}/closes_merge_requests`,
-      options,
-    );
+    return RequestHelper.get(this, `projects/${pId}/merge_requests/${mIid}/closes_issues`, options);
   }
 
   commits(projectId: string | number, mergerequestIid: number, options?: Sudo) {
diff --git a/packages/gitbeaker-core/test/unit/services/MergeRequests.ts b/packages/gitbeaker-core/test/unit/services/MergeRequests.ts
index ac6a27ae..8081814c 100644
--- a/packages/gitbeaker-core/test/unit/services/MergeRequests.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbeaker-core/test/unit/services/MergeRequests.ts
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ describe('MergeRequests.changes', () => {
 });
 
 describe('MergeRequests.closesIssues', () => {
-  it('should request GET projects/:id/merge_requests/:id/closes_merge_requests', async () => {
+  it('should request GET projects/:id/merge_requests/:id/closes_issues', async () => {
     await service.closesIssues(2, 3);
 
     expect(RequestHelper.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       service,
-      'projects/2/merge_requests/3/closes_merge_requests',
+      'projects/2/merge_requests/3/closes_issues',
       undefined,
     );
   });