diff --git a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/ClsiCookieManager.js b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/ClsiCookieManager.js
index 67fbe5845a..13ac423fe6 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/ClsiCookieManager.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/Features/Compile/ClsiCookieManager.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports = function(backendGroup) {
         callback = function(err, serverId) {}
       }
       const url = `${Settings.apis.clsi.url}/project/${project_id}/status`
-      return request.get(url, (err, res, body) => {
+      return request.post(url, (err, res, body) => {
         if (err != null) {
           OError.tag(err, 'error getting initial server id for project', {
             project_id
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/ClsiCookieManagerTests.js b/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/ClsiCookieManagerTests.js
index 732d73ebbd..d4e9b2b92a 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/ClsiCookieManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/Compile/ClsiCookieManagerTests.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('ClsiCookieManager', function() {
     }
     this.project_id = '123423431321'
     this.request = {
-      get: sinon.stub(),
+      post: sinon.stub(),
       cookie: realRequst.cookie,
       jar: realRequst.jar,
       defaults: () => {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('ClsiCookieManager', function() {
   describe('_populateServerIdViaRequest', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
       this.response = 'some data'
-      this.request.get.callsArgWith(1, null, this.response)
+      this.request.post.callsArgWith(1, null, this.response)
       return (this.ClsiCookieManager.setServerId = sinon
         .stub()
         .callsArgWith(2, null, 'clsi-9'))