diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig b/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
index 781c0fb..b18accf 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub fn init(
         .CONNECT => Method.CONNECT,
         .OPTIONS => Method.OPTIONS,
         .TRACE => Method.TRACE,
+        _ => return error.jetzig_unsupported_http_method,
     };
 
     var it = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, response.request.target, '/');