diff --git a/vlib/net/http/http.v b/vlib/net/http/http.v
index 3cda9469a2..9ab689368a 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/http.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/http.v
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 pub struct FetchConfig {
 pub mut:
 	url        string
-	method     Method
+	method     Method = .get
 	header     Header
 	data       string
 	params     map[string]string
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/request.v b/vlib/net/http/request.v
index 22e0e8bc71..9f09406de8 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/request.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/request.v
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub type RequestFinishFn = fn (request &Request, final_size u64) !
 pub struct Request {
 pub mut:
 	version    Version = .v1_1
-	method     Method
+	method     Method  = .get
 	header     Header
 	host       string
 	cookies    map[string]string