diff --git a/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_include.rb b/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_include.rb
index 164b9b2f49..960c8387dd 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_include.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_include.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
       end
       uris.uniq!
       print_status("Loaded #{uris.length} URLs")
+      http_method = "GET"
     end
 
     # Very short timeout because the request may never return if we're