diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
index 6e55b80f8c3..32af42b587e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/webview/ReactWebViewManager.java
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public class ReactWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
         }
         if (source.hasKey("method")) {
           String method = source.getString("method");
-          if (method.equals(HTTP_METHOD_POST)) {
+          if (method.equalsIgnoreCase(HTTP_METHOD_POST)) {
             byte[] postData = null;
             if (source.hasKey("body")) {
               String body = source.getString("body");