diff --git a/actions/login.php b/actions/login.php
index 13e14f5bee..4795dfdbd6 100644
--- a/actions/login.php
+++ b/actions/login.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LoginAction extends Action {
 		parent::handle($args);
 		if (common_logged_in()) {
 			common_user_error(_t('Already logged in.'));
-		} else if ($this->arg('METHOD') == 'POST') {
+		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 			$this->check_login();
 		} else {
 			$this->show_form();
diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index 9fc9103188..e20932b55f 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 
 		if (!common_logged_in()) {
 			common_user_error(_t('Not logged in.'));
-		} else if ($this->arg('METHOD') == 'POST') {
+		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 			$id = $this->save_new_notice();
 
 			if ($id) {
diff --git a/actions/register.php b/actions/register.php
index 908ae80cde..d3358cb924 100644
--- a/actions/register.php
+++ b/actions/register.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RegisterAction extends Action {
 		
 		if (common_logged_in()) {
 			common_user_error(_t('Already logged in.'));
-		} else if ($this->arg('METHOD') == 'POST') {
+		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 			$this->try_register();
 		} else {
 			$this->show_form();
diff --git a/lib/settingsaction.php b/lib/settingsaction.php
index d74e226d85..af7fcb2581 100644
--- a/lib/settingsaction.php
+++ b/lib/settingsaction.php
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class SettingsAction extends Action {
 		if (!common_logged_in()) {
 			common_user_error(_t('Not logged in.'));
 			return;
-		}
-		if ($this->arg('METHOD') == 'POST') {
+		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 			$this->handle_post();
 		} else {
 			$this->show_form();