diff --git a/chr.module b/chr.module
index 51be995..9f5ae30 100644
--- a/chr.module
+++ b/chr.module
@@ -412,17 +412,13 @@ function _chr_curl_set_headers(&$options, &$ch) {
  */
 function _chr_curl_request_type_option(&$options, &$ch) {
   $valid_method = FALSE;
-  switch(drupal_strtoupper($options['method'])) {
+  $method = drupal_strtoupper($options['method']);
+  switch($method) {
     case 'DELETE':
-      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
-      $valid_method = TRUE;
-    break;
     case 'OPTIONS':
-      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'OPTIONS');
-      $valid_method = TRUE;
-    break;
+    case 'PURGE':
     case 'TRACE':
-      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'TRACE');
+      curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, $method);
       $valid_method = TRUE;
     break;
     case 'CONNECT':