diff --git a/library/Solarium/QueryType/Extract/RequestBuilder.php b/library/Solarium/QueryType/Extract/RequestBuilder.php
index 44ea86308..424756103 100644
--- a/library/Solarium/QueryType/Extract/RequestBuilder.php
+++ b/library/Solarium/QueryType/Extract/RequestBuilder.php
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public function build(QueryInterface $query)
         $file = $query->getFile();
         if (preg_match('/^(http|https):\/\/(.+)/i', $file)) {
             $request->addParam('stream.url', $file);
+            $request->setMethod(Request::METHOD_GET);
         } elseif (is_readable($file)) {
             $request->setFileUpload($file);
             $request->addParam('resource.name', basename($query->getFile()));