diff --git a/events/apigw.go b/events/apigw.go
index 83b4cbc8..a21730ff 100644
--- a/events/apigw.go
+++ b/events/apigw.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package events
 type APIGatewayProxyRequest struct {
 	Resource                        string                        `json:"resource"` // The resource path defined in API Gateway
 	Path                            string                        `json:"path"`     // The url path for the caller
-	HTTPMethod                      string                        `json:"httpMethod"`
+	HTTPMethod                      string                        `json:"httpMethod,omitempty"`
 	Headers                         map[string]string             `json:"headers"`
 	MultiValueHeaders               map[string][]string           `json:"multiValueHeaders"`
 	QueryStringParameters           map[string]string             `json:"queryStringParameters"`