diff --git a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
index 149a801f25..f59ac41e4f 100644
--- a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ${handlers
         h.handler,
         h.lazy
       )}, lazy: ${!!h.lazy}, middleware: ${!!h.middleware}, method: ${JSON.stringify(
-        h.method
+        h.method?.toLowerCase()
       )} }`
   )
   .join(",\n")}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const handlersMeta = [
     .map(
       (h) =>
         /* js */ `{ route: ${JSON.stringify(h.route)}, method: ${JSON.stringify(
-          h.method
+          h.method?.toLowerCase()
         )}, meta: ${getImportId(h.handler)}Meta }`
     )
     .join(",\n")}
diff --git a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
index e759e91a9d..a5c387b4c1 100644
--- a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export default defineNitroConfig({
     {
       route: "/api/test/*/foo",
       handler: "~/api/hello.ts",
+      // @ts-expect-error #2382
+      method: "GET",
     },
   ],
   devProxy: {