diff --git a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceRequestAction.java b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceRequestAction.java
index dbb83862..6a272893 100644
--- a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceRequestAction.java
+++ b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceRequestAction.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ protected Stream<? extends ConformanceCheck> createSubChecks() {
         return Stream.of(
                 new UrlPathCheck(
                     EblIssuanceRole::isCarrier, getMatchedExchangeUuid(), "/ebl-issuance-requests"),
+                new HttpMethodCheck(EblIssuanceRole::isCarrier,getMatchedExchangeUuid(),"PUT"),
                 new ResponseStatusCheck(
                     EblIssuanceRole::isPlatform, getMatchedExchangeUuid(), expectedStatus),
                 new ApiHeaderCheck(
diff --git a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceResponseAction.java b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceResponseAction.java
index 95a47f44..175fe61a 100644
--- a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceResponseAction.java
+++ b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/action/IssuanceResponseAction.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ protected Stream<? extends ConformanceCheck> createSubChecks() {
         return Stream.of(
             new UrlPathCheck(
                 EblIssuanceRole::isPlatform, getMatchedExchangeUuid(), "/ebl-issuance-responses"),
+            new HttpMethodCheck(EblIssuanceRole::isPlatform, getMatchedExchangeUuid(), "POST"),
             new ResponseStatusCheck(
                 EblIssuanceRole::isCarrier, getMatchedExchangeUuid(), expectedStatus),
             new ApiHeaderCheck(
diff --git a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/party/EblIssuanceCarrier.java b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/party/EblIssuanceCarrier.java
index 3d5bc0d9..630be8d2 100644
--- a/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/party/EblIssuanceCarrier.java
+++ b/ebl-issuance/src/main/java/org/dcsa/conformance/standards/eblissuance/party/EblIssuanceCarrier.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ private void sendIssuanceRequest(JsonNode actionPrompt) {
 
     jsonRequestBody.put("issuanceManifestSignedContent", payloadSigner.sign(issuanceManifest.toString()));
 
-    syncCounterpartPost(
+    syncCounterpartPut(
         "/v%s/ebl-issuance-requests".formatted(apiVersion.charAt(0)),
         jsonRequestBody);