diff --git a/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c b/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
index e14fdfb1..c56290a0 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pump_subhandler.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void *uwsgi_request_subhandler_pump(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, struct uwsgi_
 		Py_DECREF(zero);
 	}
 
-	zero = PyString_FromStringAndSize(wsgi_req->method, wsgi_req->method_len);
+	zero = PyString_FromStringAndSize(uwsgi_lower(wsgi_req->method, wsgi_req->method_len), wsgi_req->method_len);
 	PyDict_SetItemString(wsgi_req->async_environ, "method", zero);
 	Py_DECREF(zero);
 
diff --git a/tests/picazzo.py b/tests/picazzo.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b1ebc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/picazzo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from picasso import *
+
+def home(req):
+  if not req["session"].get("user"):
+    return redirect("/login")
+  return "<h1>Welcome back, %s!</h1>" % req["session"]["user"]
+
+def login(req):
+  return "<form method='post'><input type='submit' value='login' /></form>"
+
+def login_post(req):
+  req["session"]["user"] = "James"
+  return redirect("/")
+
+routes = setup_routes(
+  GET("/", home),
+  GET("/login", login),
+  POST("/login", login_post),
+  routing.not_found("<h1>Not Found</h1>"))
+
+app = setup_app(routes)