diff --git a/src/http_fetch.c b/src/http_fetch.c
index a66be20..7819df6 100644
--- a/src/http_fetch.c
+++ b/src/http_fetch.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
 		htx = smp_prefetch_htx(smp, chn, NULL, 1);
 		if (!htx)
 			return 0;
+		meth = txn->meth;
 	}
 
 	smp->data.type = SMP_T_METH;