@@ -1288,9 +1288,13 @@ void InitializeHttpParser(Local<Object> target,
          Integer::NewFromUnsigned(env->isolate(), kLenientAll));
 
   Local<Array> methods = Array::New(env->isolate());
-#define V(num, name, string)                                                  \
-    methods->Set(env->context(),                                              \
-        num, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), #string)).Check();
+  size_t method_index = -1;
+#define V(num, name, string)                                                   \
+  methods                                                                      \
+      ->Set(env->context(),                                                    \
+            ++method_index,                                                    \
+            FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), #string))                    \
+      .Check();
   HTTP_METHOD_MAP(V)
 #undef V
   target->Set(env->context(),
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const methods = [
   'PROPPATCH',
   'PURGE',
   'PUT',
+  'QUERY',
   'REBIND',
   'REPORT',
   'SEARCH',
 
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ const httpServer = http.createServer(common.mustNotCall());
 
 httpServer.once('clientError', common.mustCall((err, socket) => {
   assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'HPE_INVALID_METHOD');
-  assert.strictEqual(err.rawPacket.toString(), 'Q');
+  assert.strictEqual(err.rawPacket.toString(), '1');
   socket.destroy();
 
   httpServer.once('clientError', common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'HPE_INVALID_METHOD');
     assert.strictEqual(
       err.rawPacket.toString(),
-      'WE http://example.com HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n'
+      '23 http://example.com HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n'
     );
   }));
 }));
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ netServer.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
   const socket = net.createConnection(netServer.address().port);
 
   socket.on('connect', common.mustCall(() => {
-    socket.end('QWE http://example.com HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n');
+    // Note: do not use letters here for the method.
+    // There is a very small chance that a method with that initial
+    // might be added in the future and thus this test might fail.
+    // Numbers will likely never have this issue.
+    socket.end('123 http://example.com HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n');
   }));
 
   socket.on('close', () => {