diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/RubyClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/RubyClientCodegen.java
index a1f12a54f04..e7af53297f3 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/RubyClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/RubyClientCodegen.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class RubyClientCodegen extends AbstractRubyCodegen {
         // local variable names used in API methods (endpoints)
         for (String word : Arrays.asList(
                 "local_var_path", "query_params", "header_params", "_header_accept", "_header_accept_result",
-                "_header_content_type", "form_params", "post_body", "auth_names")) {
+                "_header_content_type", "form_params", "post_body", "auth_names", "send")) {
             reservedWords.add(word.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
         }