diff --git a/src/docs/content/docs/api.md b/src/docs/content/docs/api.md
index d06e6ff91..cc994e1e0 100644
--- a/src/docs/content/docs/api.md
+++ b/src/docs/content/docs/api.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ This operation expects that a call was previously made to `/login` and that the
   * Returns the list of segments of the repair run.
   
   
-* **GET     /repair_run/{id}/segments/abort/{segment_id}**
+* **POST     /repair_run/{id}/segments/abort/{segment_id}**
   * Expected query parameters: *None*
   * Aborts a running segment and puts it back in NOT_STARTED state. The segment will be processed again later during the lifetime of the repair run.
   
diff --git a/src/packaging/bin/spreaper b/src/packaging/bin/spreaper
index 5b91be956..7198e055c 100755
--- a/src/packaging/bin/spreaper
+++ b/src/packaging/bin/spreaper
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ class ReaperCLI(object):
             extra_arguments=_arguments_for_abort_segment
         )
         printq("# Aborting a segment with run id: {0} and segment id {1}".format(args.run_id, args.segment_id))
-        reaper.get("repair_run/{0}/segments/abort/{1}".format(args.run_id, args.segment_id))
+        reaper.post("repair_run/{0}/segments/abort/{1}".format(args.run_id, args.segment_id))
         printq("# Segment '{0}' aborted".format(args.segment_id))
 
     def start_schedule(self):
diff --git a/src/server/src/main/java/io/cassandrareaper/resources/RepairRunResource.java b/src/server/src/main/java/io/cassandrareaper/resources/RepairRunResource.java
index 9f3518c4b..dff507f42 100644
--- a/src/server/src/main/java/io/cassandrareaper/resources/RepairRunResource.java
+++ b/src/server/src/main/java/io/cassandrareaper/resources/RepairRunResource.java
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public Response getRepairRunSegments(@PathParam("id") UUID repairRunId) {
   /**
    * @return Aborts a running segment.
    */
-  @GET
+  @POST
   @Path("/{id}/segments/abort/{segment_id}")
   public Response getRepairRunSegments(
       @PathParam("id") UUID repairRunId, @PathParam("segment_id") UUID segmentId) {
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ public Response deleteRepairRun(
     return Response.status(Response.Status.NOT_FOUND).entity("Repair run %s" + runId + " not found").build();
   }
 
-  @GET
+  @POST
   @Path("/purge")
   public Response purgeRepairRuns() throws ReaperException {
     int purgedRepairs = PurgeService.create(context).purgeDatabase();
diff --git a/src/server/src/test/java/io/cassandrareaper/acceptance/BasicSteps.java b/src/server/src/test/java/io/cassandrareaper/acceptance/BasicSteps.java
index bda4b3e78..a385eccb7 100644
--- a/src/server/src/test/java/io/cassandrareaper/acceptance/BasicSteps.java
+++ b/src/server/src/test/java/io/cassandrareaper/acceptance/BasicSteps.java
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ public void reseting_one_segment_sets_its_state_to_not_started() throws Throwabl
                 await().with().pollInterval(1, SECONDS).atMost(2, MINUTES).until(
                     () -> {
                       Response abort = runner.callReaper(
-                              "GET", // TODO – this should be a POST
+                              "POST",
                               "/repair_run/"
                                   + testContext.getCurrentRepairId()
                                   + "/segments/abort/"
diff --git a/src/ui/app/jsx/segment-list.jsx b/src/ui/app/jsx/segment-list.jsx
index 6f40116a0..52d62cb9d 100644
--- a/src/ui/app/jsx/segment-list.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/app/jsx/segment-list.jsx
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ const Segment = React.createClass({
         this.props.notify("Aborting segment " + this.props.segment.id, "warning", this.props.segment.id);
         $.ajax({
             url: this.props.urlPrefix + '/repair_run/' + encodeURIComponent(this.props.segment.runId) + '/segments/abort/' + encodeURIComponent(this.props.segment.id),
-            method: 'GET',
+            method: 'POST',
             component: this,
             success: function(data) {
                 this.component.props.notify("Successfully aborted segment " + this.component.props.segment.id, "success", this.component.props.segment.id)