diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TracingFeignClient.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TracingFeignClient.java
index ac6d69442..601d487ca 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TracingFeignClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TracingFeignClient.java
@@ -173,11 +173,10 @@ final class TracingFeignClient implements Client {
 			if (headers == null) {
 				return delegate;
 			}
-			String method = delegate.method();
 			String url = delegate.url();
 			byte[] body = delegate.body();
 			Charset charset = delegate.charset();
-			return Request.create(method, url, headers, body, charset);
+			return Request.create(delegate.httpMethod(), url, headers, body, charset, delegate.requestTemplate());
 		}
 
 	}