diff --git a/plugins/factoid.go b/plugins/factoid.go
index 72191c1..38b7bb1 100644
--- a/plugins/factoid.go
+++ b/plugins/factoid.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (p *FactoidPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 
 func (p *FactoidPlugin) serveQuery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	context := make(map[string]interface{})
-	if e := r.PostFormValue("entry"); e != "" {
+	if e := r.FormValue("entry"); e != "" {
 		var entries []Factoid
 		p.Coll.Find(bson.M{"trigger": bson.M{"$regex": e}}).All(&entries)
 		context["Count"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(entries))
diff --git a/plugins/webTemplates.go b/plugins/webTemplates.go
index 84af117..28d43a0 100644
--- a/plugins/webTemplates.go
+++ b/plugins/webTemplates.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var factoidIndex string = `
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://yui.yahooapis.com/pure/0.1.0/pure-min.css">
 </head>
 	<div>
-		<form action="/factoid" method="POST" class="pure-form">
+		<form action="/factoid" method="GET" class="pure-form">
 			<fieldset>
 				<legend>Search for a factoid</legend>
 				<input type="text" name="entry" placeholder="trigger" value="{{.Search}}" />