diff --git a/lib/core/patch.py b/lib/core/patch.py
index ada695427..405a87e37 100644
--- a/lib/core/patch.py
+++ b/lib/core/patch.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ See the file 'LICENSE' for copying permission
 import codecs
 import os
 import random
+import re
+import sys
 
 import lib.controller.checks
 import lib.core.common
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ from lib.core.common import singleTimeWarnMessage
 from lib.core.compat import xrange
 from lib.core.convert import stdoutEncode
 from lib.core.data import conf
+from lib.core.enums import PLACE
 from lib.core.option import _setHTTPHandlers
 from lib.core.option import setVerbosity
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
@@ -77,6 +80,10 @@ def dirtyPatches():
     # to prevent too much "guessing" in case of binary data retrieval
     thirdparty.chardet.universaldetector.MINIMUM_THRESHOLD = 0.90
 
+    match = re.search(r" --method[= ](\w+)", " ".join(sys.argv))
+    if match and match.group(1).upper() != PLACE.POST:
+        PLACE.CUSTOM_POST = PLACE.CUSTOM_POST.replace("POST", "%s (body)" % match.group(1))
+
     # https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues/4314
     try:
         os.urandom(1)
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index d34d11956..f602fff4d 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.4.12.21"
+VERSION = "1.4.12.22"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 2177eef2b..4f64d075f 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ from lib.core.compat import xrange
 from lib.core.convert import getBytes
 from lib.core.convert import getText
 from lib.core.convert import getUnicode
+from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
@@ -520,9 +521,9 @@ class Connect(object):
 
                 logger.log(CUSTOM_LOGGING.TRAFFIC_OUT, requestMsg)
             else:
-                if method and method not in (HTTPMETHOD.GET, HTTPMETHOD.POST):
+                if target and cmdLineOptions.method or method and method not in (HTTPMETHOD.GET, HTTPMETHOD.POST):
                     req = MethodRequest(url, post, headers)
-                    req.set_method(method)
+                    req.set_method(cmdLineOptions.method or method)
                 elif url is not None:
                     req = _urllib.request.Request(url, post, headers)
                 else: