diff --git a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/object_views.py b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/object_views.py
index 6168676031f..d9ac2e9ff84 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/object_views.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/object_views.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             return self._handle_protected_objects(obj, e.restricted_objects, request, e)
 
         # If this is an HTMX request, return only the rendered deletion form as modal content
-        if request.htmx:
+        if htmx_partial(request):
             viewname = get_viewname(self.queryset.model, action='delete')
             form_url = reverse(viewname, kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
             return render(request, 'htmx/delete_form.html', {
diff --git a/netbox/templates/generic/object_delete.html b/netbox/templates/generic/object_delete.html
index e453702123a..f5ce50ead6d 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/generic/object_delete.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/generic/object_delete.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 {% block content %}
   <div class="modal" tabindex="-1" style="display: block; position: static">
     <div class="modal-dialog">
-      <div class="modal-content" >
+      <div class="modal-content border-1 border-danger">
         {% include 'htmx/delete_form.html' %}
       </div>
     </div>