diff --git a/DevProxy.Plugins/Behavior/GenericRandomErrorPlugin.cs b/DevProxy.Plugins/Behavior/GenericRandomErrorPlugin.cs
index c0981b99..92ed9bc9 100644
--- a/DevProxy.Plugins/Behavior/GenericRandomErrorPlugin.cs
+++ b/DevProxy.Plugins/Behavior/GenericRandomErrorPlugin.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ private ThrottlingInfo ShouldThrottle(Request request, string throttlingKey)
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (errorResponse.Request.Method != request.Method)
+            if (errorResponse.Request.Method is not null &&
+                errorResponse.Request.Method != request.Method)
             {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/DevProxy.Plugins/Models/GenericErrorResponse.cs b/DevProxy.Plugins/Models/GenericErrorResponse.cs
index 87b7199a..289b7820 100644
--- a/DevProxy.Plugins/Models/GenericErrorResponse.cs
+++ b/DevProxy.Plugins/Models/GenericErrorResponse.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class GenericErrorResponse
 public class GenericErrorResponseRequest
 {
     public string? BodyFragment { get; set; }
-    public string Method { get; set; } = "GET";
+    public string? Method { get; set; }
     public string Url { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 }