diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index da43dca20..101592ff7 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     // private routes
     router.get ('/api/v1/cloudron/config', rootScope, routes.cloudron.getConfig);
     router.post('/api/v1/cloudron/update', rootScope, routes.user.requireAdmin, routes.user.verifyPassword, routes.cloudron.update);
-    router.get ('/api/v1/cloudron/reboot', rootScope, routes.cloudron.reboot);
+    router.post('/api/v1/cloudron/reboot', rootScope, routes.cloudron.reboot);
     router.post('/api/v1/cloudron/migrate', rootScope, routes.user.requireAdmin, routes.user.verifyPassword, routes.cloudron.migrate);
     router.post('/api/v1/cloudron/certificate', rootScope, multipart, routes.cloudron.setCertificate);
     router.get ('/api/v1/cloudron/graphs', rootScope, routes.graphs.getGraphs);
diff --git a/webadmin/src/js/client.js b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
index cbdcd39c7..973d8c259 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/js/client.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', 'md5', 'Notification',
     };
 
     Client.prototype.reboot = function (callback) {
-        $http.get(client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/cloudron/reboot').success(function(data, status) {
+        $http.post(client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/cloudron/reboot', { }).success(function(data, status) {
             if (status !== 202 || typeof data !== 'object') return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
             callback(null, data);
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));