diff --git a/examples/form-data.js b/examples/form-data.js
index 59d2f1d..aeedab7 100644
--- a/examples/form-data.js
+++ b/examples/form-data.js
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ var request = require('../');
 request(
   //{ url: 'http://postb.in/syfxxnko'
   { url: 'http://localhost:3007/form-data/'
-  , headers: {
-      'X-Foo': 'Bar'
-    }
+  , method: 'POST'
+  , headers: { 'X-Foo': 'Bar' }
   , formData: {
       foo: 'bar'
     , baz: require('fs').createReadStream(require('path').join(__dirname, 'get-to-json.js'))
diff --git a/examples/www-form.js b/examples/www-form.js
index 9b40991..045c29f 100644
--- a/examples/www-form.js
+++ b/examples/www-form.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var request = require('../');
 //request('http://www.github.com', function (error, response, body) {
 request(
   { url: 'http://postb.in/2meyt50C'
+  , method: 'POST'
   , headers: { 'X-Foo': 'Bar' }
   , form: { foo: 'bar', baz: 'qux' }
   }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 80fc3c8..06aaff0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ function setDefaults(defs) {
     }
 
     if (opts.body || 'string' === typeof opts.json || opts.form || opts.formData) {
+      // TODO this is probably a deviation from request's API
+      // need to check and probably eliminate it
       reqOpts.method = (reqOpts.method || 'POST').toUpperCase();
     } else {
       reqOpts.method = (reqOpts.method || 'GET').toUpperCase();