diff --git a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
index 73043cb70..cd14d332d 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ data Action = ActionCreate | ActionRead
             | ActionUpdate | ActionDelete
             | ActionInfo   | ActionInvoke
             | ActionInspect
-            | ActionInappropriate
             deriving Eq
 -- | The target db object of a user action
 data Target = TargetIdent QualifiedIdentifier
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ userApiRequest schema req reqBody
             "PATCH"   -> ActionUpdate
             "DELETE"  -> ActionDelete
             "OPTIONS" -> ActionInfo
-            _         -> ActionInappropriate
+            _         -> ActionInspect
   target = case path of
               []            -> TargetRoot
               [table]       -> TargetIdent
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index a2a89dab3..345d97f9a 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ postgrest conf refDbStructure pool getTime =
           (HT.run handleReq HT.ReadCommitted txMode)
         respond resp
   where
-    respondToError error =
-      case error of
+    respondToError err =
+      case err of
         ErrorActionInappropriate -> errResponse status405 "Bad Request"
         ErrorInvalidBody errorMessage -> errResponse status400 $ toS errorMessage
 
@@ -286,10 +286,7 @@ app dbStructure conf apiRequest =
           else response
 
 responseContentTypeOrError :: [ContentType] -> Action -> Either Response ContentType
-responseContentTypeOrError accepts action =
-  case action of
-    ActionInappropriate -> Left $ errResponse status405 "Unsupported HTTP verb"
-    _ -> serves contentTypesForRequest accepts
+responseContentTypeOrError accepts action = serves contentTypesForRequest accepts
   where
     contentTypesForRequest =
       case action of
@@ -300,7 +297,6 @@ responseContentTypeOrError accepts action =
         ActionInvoke -> [CTApplicationJSON]
         ActionInspect -> [CTOpenAPI]
         ActionInfo -> [CTTextCSV]
-        ActionInappropriate -> []
     serves sProduces cAccepts =
       case mutuallyAgreeable sProduces cAccepts of
         Nothing -> do