diff --git a/src/server/fetcher.rs b/src/server/fetcher.rs
index c7fd68d..3dbb7e6 100644
--- a/src/server/fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/server/fetcher.rs
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ impl Fetcher {
 		// 	("Date".to_string(), date.clone()),
 		// ].into();
 
-		// let mut signature_cfg = Config::new().mastodon_compat();
-		let mut to_sign_raw = format!("(request-target): {} {path}\nhost: {host}\ndate: {date}", method.to_string().to_lowercase());
-		let mut headers_to_inspect = "(request-target) host date";
-
 		let mut client = reqwest::Client::new()
-			.request(method, url)
+			.request(method.clone(), url)
 			.header(ACCEPT, "application/ld+json; profile=\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\"")
 			.header(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/ld+json; profile=\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\"")
 			.header(USER_AGENT, format!("upub+{VERSION} ({domain})"))
 			.header("Host", host.clone())
 			.header("Date", date.clone());
 
+		// let mut signature_cfg = Config::new().mastodon_compat();
+		let mut to_sign_raw = format!("(request-target): {} {path}\nhost: {host}\ndate: {date}", method.to_string().to_lowercase());
+		let mut headers_to_inspect = "(request-target) host date";
+
 		if let Some(payload) = payload {
 			let digest = format!("sha-256={}", base64::prelude::BASE64_STANDARD.encode(openssl::sha::sha256(payload.as_bytes())));
-			to_sign_raw = format!("(request-target): post {path}\nhost: {host}\ndate: {date}\ndigest: {digest}");
+			to_sign_raw = format!("(request-target): {} {path}\nhost: {host}\ndate: {date}\ndigest: {digest}", method.to_string().to_lowercase());
 			headers_to_inspect = "(request-target) host date digest";
 			// headers.insert("Digest".to_string(), digest.clone());
 			// signature_cfg = signature_cfg.require_header("digest");