--- src/mod_magnet.c.orig	2008-03-20 16:42:27.474589481 +0200
+++ src/mod_magnet.c	2008-03-20 16:52:48.767758309 +0200
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
        	} type;
 } magnet_env_t;
 
-static buffer *magnet_env_get_buffer(server *srv, connection *con, const char *key) {
+static buffer *magnet_env_get_buffer(server *srv, connection *con, const char *key, buffer* tmpbuf) {
 	buffer *dest = NULL;
 	size_t i;
 
@@ -414,7 +414,12 @@
 	case MAGNET_ENV_URI_AUTHORITY: dest = con->uri.authority; break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_URI_QUERY: dest = con->uri.query; break;
 
-	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_METHOD:   break;
+	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_METHOD:
+		if (tmpbuf) {
+			buffer_copy_string(tmpbuf, get_http_method_name(con->request.http_method));
+			dest = tmpbuf;
+		}
+		break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_URI:      dest = con->request.uri; break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_ORIG_URI: dest = con->request.orig_uri; break;
 	case MAGNET_ENV_REQUEST_PROTOCOL: break;
@@ -442,13 +447,15 @@
 	con = lua_touserdata(L, -1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-	dest = magnet_env_get_buffer(srv, con, key);
+    buffer *tmpbuf = buffer_init();
+	dest = magnet_env_get_buffer(srv, con, key, tmpbuf);
 
 	if (dest && dest->used) {
 		lua_pushlstring(L, dest->ptr, dest->used - 1);
 	} else {
 		lua_pushnil(L);
 	}
+	buffer_free(tmpbuf);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -471,7 +478,7 @@
 	con = lua_touserdata(L, -1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-	if (NULL != (dest = magnet_env_get_buffer(srv, con, key))) {
+	if (NULL != (dest = magnet_env_get_buffer(srv, con, key, NULL))) {
 		buffer_copy_string(dest, val);
 	} else {
 		/* couldn't save */