--- form.rb	2009-05-19 09:28:28.000000000 -0500
+++ form.rb	2009-05-19 09:29:49.000000000 -0500
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@
     end
     
     def form_method
-      Webrat::XML.attribute(@element, "method").blank? ? :get : Webrat::XML.attribute(@element, "method").downcase
+      special_method = Webrat::XML.css_search(@element, 'input[name="_method"]').first
+      unless special_method.nil?
+        special_method['value']
+      else
+        Webrat::XML.attribute(@element, "method").blank? ? :get : Webrat::XML.attribute(@element, "method").downcase
+      end
     end
     
     def form_action