diff --git a/src/caduceus/caduceus_test.go b/src/caduceus/caduceus_test.go
index 32c3f87e..9216eb69 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/caduceus_test.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/caduceus_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func TestServerHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "localhost:8080", strings.NewReader("Test payload."))
+	badReq := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "localhost:8080", strings.NewReader("Test payload."))
 
 	t.Run("TestServeHTTPHappyPath", func(t *testing.T) {
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -151,6 +152,18 @@ func TestServerHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		fakeHealth.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("TestServeHTTPBadMethod", func(t *testing.T) {
+		badReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		serverWrapper.ServeHTTP(w, badReq)
+		resp := w.Result()
+
+		assert.Equal(400, resp.StatusCode)
+		fakeHandler.AssertExpectations(t)
+		fakeHealth.AssertExpectations(t)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("TestServeHTTPTooManyHeaders", func(t *testing.T) {
 		req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "too/many/headers")
 
diff --git a/src/caduceus/http.go b/src/caduceus/http.go
index 0172061f..ed3f66f7 100644
--- a/src/caduceus/http.go
+++ b/src/caduceus/http.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/Comcast/webpa-common/logging"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,17 +22,22 @@ type ServerHandler struct {
 func (sh *ServerHandler) ServeHTTP(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	defer request.Body.Close()
 
-	sh.Info("Receiving incoming post...")
+	sh.Info("Receiving incoming request...")
 
 	timeStamps := CaduceusTimestamps{
 		TimeReceived: time.Now(),
 	}
 
+	if request.Method != "POST" {
+		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		response.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported method \"%s\"... Caduceus only supports \"POST\" method.\n", request.Method)))
+		return
+	}
+
 	myPayload, err := ioutil.ReadAll(request.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		statusMsg := "Unable to retrieve the request body: " + err.Error() + ".\n"
 		response.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		response.Write([]byte(statusMsg))
+		response.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to retrieve the request body: %s.\n", err.Error)))
 		return
 	}