diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 19e5dcf..d2e6afb 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@andyburke/serverus",
 	"description": "A flexible HTTP server for mixed content. Throw static files, markdown, Typescript and (hopefully, eventually) more into a directory and serverus can serve it up a bit more like old-school CGI.",
-	"version": "0.9.8",
+	"version": "0.10.0",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"exports": {
 		".": "./serverus.ts",
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index f32c7f3..64ac782 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
       "integrity": "a490169f5ccb0f3ae9c94fbc69d2cd43603f2cffb41713a85f99bbb0e3087cbc",
       "dependencies": [
         "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.13",
+        "jsr:@std/async@^1.0.13",
         "jsr:@std/data-structures",
         "jsr:@std/fs",
         "jsr:@std/internal@^1.0.10",
diff --git a/handlers/static.ts b/handlers/static.ts
index cca2169..d63a5cd 100644
--- a/handlers/static.ts
+++ b/handlers/static.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import * as media_types from '@std/media-types';
  * @returns Either a response (a static file was requested and returned properly) or undefined if unhandled.
  */
 export default async function handle_static_files(request: Request): Promise<Response | undefined> {
+	// we only handle GET on static files
+	if (request.method.toUpperCase() !== 'GET') {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	const url = new URL(request.url);
 	const normalized_path = path.resolve(path.normalize(url.pathname).replace(/^\/+/, ''));
 	if (!normalized_path.startsWith(Deno.cwd())) {
diff --git a/tests/01_get_static_file.test.ts b/tests/01_get_static_file.test.ts
index 53812e3..c7276b5 100644
--- a/tests/01_get_static_file.test.ts
+++ b/tests/01_get_static_file.test.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,46 @@ Deno.test({
 		}
 	}
 });
+
+Deno.test({
+	name: 'other methods than GET should not work on static files',
+	permissions: {
+		env: true,
+		read: true,
+		write: true,
+		net: true
+	},
+	fn: async () => {
+		let test_server_info: EPHEMERAL_SERVER | null = null;
+		const cwd = Deno.cwd();
+
+		try {
+			Deno.chdir('./tests/www');
+			test_server_info = await get_ephemeral_listen_server();
+
+			for await (const method of ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']) {
+				const response = await fetch(`http://${test_server_info.hostname}:${test_server_info.port}/test.txt`, {
+					method,
+					body: method === 'DELETE' ? undefined : JSON.stringify({})
+				});
+
+				asserts.assert(!response.ok);
+
+				const body = await response.json();
+				asserts.assert(body);
+
+				asserts.assertEquals(body, {
+					error: {
+						cause: 'not_found',
+						message: 'Not found'
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		} finally {
+			Deno.chdir(cwd);
+			if (test_server_info) {
+				await test_server_info?.server?.stop();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+});