diff --git a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
index 8ea798291..ed19bd9c0 100755
--- a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
+++ b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ Valid values:
 
 <div class="dd">
 
-<code>method</code>  <i>string</i>
+<code>method</code>  <i>HTTPMethodTypeHolder</i>
 
 </div>
 <div class="dt">
diff --git a/nuclei-jsonschema.json b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
index da66f3e9b..1d179d68a 100755
--- a/nuclei-jsonschema.json
+++ b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
@@ -576,6 +576,23 @@
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "http.HTTPMethodTypeHolder": {
+      "enum": [
+        "GET",
+        "HEAD",
+        "POST",
+        "PUT",
+        "DELETE",
+        "CONNECT",
+        "OPTIONS",
+        "TRACE",
+        "PATCH",
+        "PURGE"
+      ],
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "method is the http request method",
+      "description": "Method is the HTTP Request Method,enum=GET,enum=HEAD,enum=POST,enum=PUT,enum=DELETE,enum=CONNECT,enum=OPTIONS,enum=TRACE,enum=PATCH,enum=PURGE"
+    },
     "http.Request": {
       "properties": {
         "matchers": {
@@ -637,19 +654,8 @@
           "description": "Attack is the type of payload combinations to perform"
         },
         "method": {
-          "enum": [
-            "GET",
-            "HEAD",
-            "POST",
-            "PUT",
-            "DELETE",
-            "CONNECT",
-            "OPTIONS",
-            "TRACE",
-            "PATCH",
-            "PURGE"
-          ],
-          "type": "string",
+          "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/http.HTTPMethodTypeHolder",
           "title": "method is the http request method",
           "description": "Method is the HTTP Request Method"
         },
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request.go
index 6b9b01f18..8c8a2dbc8 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (r *requestGenerator) makeHTTPRequestFromModel(ctx context.Context, data st
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not evaluate helper expressions")
 	}
 
-	method, err := expressions.Evaluate(r.request.Method, finalValues)
+	method, err := expressions.Evaluate(r.request.Method.String(), finalValues)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not evaluate helper expressions")
 	}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request_test.go
index 429676a37..a77e3c947 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/build_request_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestMakeRequestFromModal(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}/login.php"},
-		Method: "POST",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPPost},
 		Body:   "username=test&password=pass",
 		Headers: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type":   "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestMakeRequestFromModalTrimSuffixSlash(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}?query=example"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 	}
 	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
 		ID:   templateID,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestMakeRequestFromModelUniqueInteractsh(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}/?u=http://{{interactsh-url}}/&href=http://{{interactsh-url}}/&action=http://{{interactsh-url}}/&host={{interactsh-url}}"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 	}
 	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
 		ID:   templateID,
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster_test.go
index 136b3feb9..a16db41ee 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ func TestCanCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	req := &Request{Unsafe: true}
 	require.False(t, req.CanCluster(&Request{}), "could cluster unsafe request")
 
-	req = &Request{Path: []string{"{{BaseURL}}"}, Method: "GET"}
-	require.True(t, req.CanCluster(&Request{Path: []string{"{{BaseURL}}"}, Method: "GET"}), "could not cluster GET request")
+	req = &Request{Path: []string{"{{BaseURL}}"}, Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet}}
+	require.True(t, req.CanCluster(&Request{Path: []string{"{{BaseURL}}"}, Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet}}), "could not cluster GET request")
 }
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
index f85e49c2c..3fbe3a8ec 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type Request struct {
 	//   - "TRACE"
 	//   - "PATCH"
 	//   - "PURGE"
-	Method string `yaml:"method,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=method is the http request method,description=Method is the HTTP Request Method,enum=GET,enum=HEAD,enum=POST,enum=PUT,enum=DELETE,enum=CONNECT,enum=OPTIONS,enum=TRACE,enum=PATCH,enum=PURGE"`
+	Method HTTPMethodTypeHolder `yaml:"method,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=method is the http request method,description=Method is the HTTP Request Method,enum=GET,enum=HEAD,enum=POST,enum=PUT,enum=DELETE,enum=CONNECT,enum=OPTIONS,enum=TRACE,enum=PATCH,enum=PURGE"`
 	// description: |
 	//   Body is an optional parameter which contains HTTP Request body.
 	// examples:
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (request *Request) Compile(options *protocols.ExecuterOptions) error {
 		var hasPayloadName bool
 		// search for markers in all request parts
 		var inputs []string
-		inputs = append(inputs, request.Method, request.Body)
+		inputs = append(inputs, request.Method.String(), request.Body)
 		inputs = append(inputs, request.Raw...)
 		for k, v := range request.customHeaders {
 			inputs = append(inputs, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", k, v))
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http_method_types.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http_method_types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987dde979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http_method_types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema"
+)
+
+// HTTPMethodType is the type of the method specified
+type HTTPMethodType int
+
+const (
+	HTTPGet HTTPMethodType = iota + 1
+	HTTPHead
+	HTTPPost
+	HTTPPut
+	HTTPDelete
+	HTTPConnect
+	HTTPOptions
+	HTTPTrace
+	HTTPPatch
+	HTTPPurge
+	//limit
+	limit
+)
+
+// HTTPMethodMapping is a table for conversion of method from string.
+var HTTPMethodMapping = map[HTTPMethodType]string{
+	HTTPGet:     "GET",
+	HTTPHead:    "HEAD",
+	HTTPPost:    "POST",
+	HTTPPut:     "PUT",
+	HTTPDelete:  "DELETE",
+	HTTPConnect: "CONNECT",
+	HTTPOptions: "OPTIONS",
+	HTTPTrace:   "TRACE",
+	HTTPPatch:   "PATCH",
+	HTTPPurge:   "PURGE",
+}
+
+// GetSupportedHTTPMethodTypes returns list of supported types
+func GetSupportedHTTPMethodTypes() []HTTPMethodType {
+	var result []HTTPMethodType
+	for index := HTTPMethodType(1); index < limit; index++ {
+		result = append(result, index)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func toHTTPMethodTypes(valueToMap string) (HTTPMethodType, error) {
+	normalizedValue := normalizeValue(valueToMap)
+	for key, currentValue := range HTTPMethodMapping {
+		if normalizedValue == currentValue {
+			return key, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return -1, errors.New("Invalid HTTP method verb: " + valueToMap)
+}
+
+func normalizeValue(value string) string {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToUpper(value))
+}
+
+func (t HTTPMethodType) String() string {
+	return HTTPMethodMapping[t]
+}
+
+// HTTPMethodTypeHolder is used to hold internal type of the HTTP Method
+type HTTPMethodTypeHolder struct {
+	MethodType HTTPMethodType
+}
+
+func (holder HTTPMethodTypeHolder) String() string {
+	return holder.MethodType.String()
+}
+
+func (holder HTTPMethodTypeHolder) JSONSchemaType() *jsonschema.Type {
+	gotType := &jsonschema.Type{
+		Type:        "string",
+		Title:       "method is the HTTP request method",
+		Description: "Method is the HTTP Request Method,enum=GET,enum=HEAD,enum=POST,enum=PUT,enum=DELETE,enum=CONNECT,enum=OPTIONS,enum=TRACE,enum=PATCH,enum=PURGE",
+	}
+	for _, types := range GetSupportedHTTPMethodTypes() {
+		gotType.Enum = append(gotType.Enum, types.String())
+	}
+	return gotType
+}
+
+func (holder *HTTPMethodTypeHolder) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
+	var marshalledTypes string
+	if err := unmarshal(&marshalledTypes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	computedType, err := toHTTPMethodTypes(marshalledTypes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	holder.MethodType = computedType
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (holder *HTTPMethodTypeHolder) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(holder.MethodType.String())
+}
+
+func (holder HTTPMethodTypeHolder) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
+	return holder.MethodType.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators_test.go
index bc7b888a2..7950bc64f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestResponseToDSLMap(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}?test=1"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 	}
 	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
 		ID:   templateID,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestHTTPOperatorMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}?test=1"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 	}
 	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
 		ID:   templateID,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestHTTPOperatorExtract(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}?test=1"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 	}
 	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
 		ID:   templateID,
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestHTTPMakeResult(t *testing.T) {
 		ID:     templateID,
 		Name:   "testing",
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}?test=1"},
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: HTTPGet},
 		Operators: operators.Operators{
 			Matchers: []*matchers.Matcher{{
 				Name:  "test",
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
index c7f1b016b..52c5da75a 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func init() {
 		"clusterbomb",
 	}
 	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Name = "method"
-	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Type = "string"
+	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Type = "HTTPMethodTypeHolder"
 	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Note = ""
 	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Description = "Method is the HTTP Request Method."
 	HTTPRequestDoc.Fields[8].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "Method is the HTTP Request Method."
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc_examples.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc_examples.go
index e6655c6d9..88d5e5e88 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc_examples.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc_examples.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var (
 		Tags:           stringslice.StringSlice{Value: "cve,cve2021,rce,ruby"},
 	}
 	exampleNormalHTTPRequest = &http.Request{
-		Method: "GET",
+		Method: http.HTTPMethodTypeHolder{MethodType: http.HTTPGet},
 		Path:   []string{"{{BaseURL}}/.git/config"},
 		Operators: operators.Operators{
 			MatchersCondition: "and",