diff --git a/connect/webConn.go b/connect/webConn.go
index 1f60905ef0e35e8ae48224e1d81b8ff0bbca1ca9..73629bac6463aedc79c0f4521392535a011b8b6c 100644
--- a/connect/webConn.go
+++ b/connect/webConn.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (wc *webConn) isOnlineHelper(addr string, pingTimeout time.Duration) (time.
 		Timeout:   pingTimeout,
 	}
 	target := "https://" + addr + "/mixmessages.Gateway/RequestTlsCert"
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", target, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", target, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.WARN.Printf("Failed to initiate request: %+v", err)
 		return time.Since(start), false