diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 44246e9..c223826 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int connection_handler(void * cls,
     void **ptr) {
   struct ConnectionState *connstate;
 
-  if (0 != strcmp(method, "GET")) {
+  if (0 != strcmp(method, "GET") && 0 != strcmp(method, "HEAD")) {
     LOG(LVL_WARN, "Unexpected method: %s.", method);
     return MHD_NO;
   }