diff --git a/src/kemal/handler.cr b/src/kemal/handler.cr
index 61ad12a..bb59238 100644
--- a/src/kemal/handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/handler.cr
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Kemal
 
     macro only(paths, method = "GET")
       class_name = {{@type.name}}
-      method_downcase = {{method}}.downcase
+      method_downcase = {{method.downcase}}
       class_name_method = "#{class_name}/#{method_downcase}"
       ({{paths}}).each do |path|
         @@only_routes_tree.add class_name_method + path, '/' + method_downcase + path
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Kemal
 
     macro exclude(paths, method = "GET")
       class_name = {{@type.name}}
-      method_downcase = {{method}}.downcase
+      method_downcase = {{method.downcase}}
       class_name_method = "#{class_name}/#{method_downcase}"
       ({{paths}}).each do |path|
         @@exclude_routes_tree.add class_name_method + path, '/' + method_downcase + path