diff --git a/system/Router/Router.php b/system/Router/Router.php
index 7dfb14ccb3fa..01e8a940e2c7 100644
--- a/system/Router/Router.php
+++ b/system/Router/Router.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function __construct(RouteCollectionInterface $routes, Request $request =
 		$this->controller = $this->collection->getDefaultController();
 		$this->method     = $this->collection->getDefaultMethod();
 
-		$this->collection->setHTTPVerb($request->getMethod() ?? 'get');
+		$this->collection->setHTTPVerb($request->getMethod() ?? strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']));
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------