diff --git a/src/caddy.rs b/src/caddy.rs
index f0ae3d0..5a093cf 100644
--- a/src/caddy.rs
+++ b/src/caddy.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl CaddyController {
             "terminal": true
         });
 
-        let mut request = Request::post(Url::from_str(&format!("http://localhost/id/{}", domain))?);
+        let mut request = Request::patch(Url::from_str(&format!("http://localhost/id/{}", domain))?);
         request.insert_header("Content-Type", "application/json");
         request.set_body(configuration_object.to_string());
         let mut response = request_uds(&self.admin_api_socket_path, request.clone()).await.unwrap();
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ impl CaddyController {
             StatusCode::NotFound => {
                 // The site does not yet exist.
 
+                request.set_method(Method::Post);
                 *request.url_mut() = Url::from_str("http://localhost/config/apps/http/servers/srv0/routes")?;
                 let mut response = request_uds(&self.admin_api_socket_path, request).await.unwrap();
                 let status = response.status();