diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index 9a56f733..8a502601 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@ func sanitizeMethod(m string) string {
 		return m
 	}
 
-	return "other"
+	return "OTHER"
 }
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
index 8aa91846..f2023cf2 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/metrics.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func sanitizeMethod(m string) string {
 		return m
 	}
 
-	return "other"
+	return "OTHER"
 }
 
 // taken from https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang/blob/6007b2b5cae01203111de55f753e76d8dac1f529/prometheus/promhttp/instrument_server.go#L298