diff --git a/goes.go b/goes.go
index 0e5513b..f99976b 100644
--- a/goes.go
+++ b/goes.go
@@ -119,10 +119,18 @@ func (c *Client) Optimize(indexList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response,
 		Method:    "POST",
 		API:       "_optimize",
 	}
+	if version, _ := c.Version(); version > "2.1" {
+		r.API = "_forcemerge"
+	}
 
 	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
+// ForceMerge is the same as Optimize, but matches the naming of the endpoint as of ES 2.1.0
+func (c *Client) ForceMerge(indexList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
+	return c.Optimize(indexList, extraArgs)
+}
+
 // Stats fetches statistics (_stats) for the current elasticsearch server
 func (c *Client) Stats(indexList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{