diff --git a/nix/tools/generate_targets.py b/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
index 762a2c21a..6de5a6a1e 100644
--- a/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
+++ b/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import jwt
 import jwcrypto.jwk as jwk
 from typing import Optional
 from pathlib import Path
+from enum import Enum
 
 URL = "http://postgrest"
 
@@ -44,8 +45,21 @@ def generate_jwt(now: int, exp_inc: Optional[int], is_hs: bool) -> str:
     return jwt.encode(payload, k, alg)
 
 
-def append_targets(lines: list[str], token: str):
-    lines.append(f"OPTIONS {URL}/authors_only")
+HTTP_METHODS = (
+    "GET",
+    "OPTIONS",
+)
+
+HttpMethod = Enum(
+    "HttpMethod",
+    {method: method for method in HTTP_METHODS},
+    type=str,
+    module=__name__,
+)
+
+
+def append_targets(lines: list[str], token: str, http_method: HttpMethod):
+    lines.append(f"{http_method.value} {URL}/authors_only")
     lines.append(f"Authorization: Bearer {token}")
     lines.append("")  # blank line to separate requests
 
@@ -73,11 +87,20 @@ def main():
         default=None,
         help="Path for generating a RSA JWK file to sign tokens with",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--method",
+        dest="http_method",
+        choices=list(HTTP_METHODS),
+        default=None,
+        help="HTTP method for the vegeta targets",
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     is_hs = args.jwk_path is None
 
+    http_method = HttpMethod(args.http_method)
+
     nsamples = 1000
     if is_hs:
         ntargets = 200000
@@ -122,13 +145,13 @@ def main():
 
         for i in range(ntargets):
             token = generate_jwt(now, inc + i // 1000, is_hs)
-            append_targets(lines, token)
+            append_targets(lines, token, http_method)
 
     else:
         tokens = [generate_jwt(now, None, is_hs) for _ in range(nsamples)]
         for i in range(ntargets):
             token = random.choice(tokens)
-            append_targets(lines, token)
+            append_targets(lines, token, http_method)
 
     try:
         with open(args.output, "w") as f:
diff --git a/nix/tools/loadtest.nix b/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
index 763dd3285..7b137312f 100644
--- a/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
+++ b/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ let
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([output], [o], [Filename to dump json output to], [./loadtest/result.bin])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([testdir], [t], [Directory to load tests and fixtures from], [./test/load])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([kind], [k], [Kind of loadtest], [mixed])"
+          "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([method],, [HTTP method used for the jwt loadtests], [OPTIONS])"
           "ARG_TYPE_GROUP_SET([KIND], [KIND], [kind], [mixed,jwt-hs,jwt-hs-cache,jwt-hs-cache-worst,jwt-rsa,jwt-rsa-cache,jwt-rsa-cache-worst])"
+          "ARG_TYPE_GROUP_SET([METHOD], [METHOD], [method], [OPTIONS,GET])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([monitor], [m], [Monitoring file], [./loadtest/result.csv])"
           "ARG_LEFTOVERS([additional vegeta arguments])"
         ];
@@ -69,33 +71,33 @@ let
 
         case "$_arg_kind" in
           jwt-hs)
-            ${genTargets} "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             export PGRST_JWT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES="0"
             export PGRST_JWT_CACHE_MAX_LIFETIME="0"
             ;;
 
           jwt-hs-cache)
-            ${genTargets} "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             ;;
 
           jwt-hs-cache-worst)
-            ${genTargets} --worst "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --worst "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             ;;
 
           jwt-rsa)
-            ${genTargets} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             export PGRST_JWT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES="0"
             export PGRST_JWT_CACHE_MAX_LIFETIME="0"
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
             ;;
 
           jwt-rsa-cache)
-            ${genTargets} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
             ;;
 
           jwt-rsa-cache-worst)
-            ${genTargets} --worst --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --worst --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
             ;;