diff --git a/tests/helper.inc.php b/tests/helper.inc.php
index 3bd7ec4..35c3a57 100644
--- a/tests/helper.inc.php
+++ b/tests/helper.inc.php
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class Test {
     }
 }
 
+function test($instance, $before, $after) {
+    $instance->server('server', $before, array('key' => 'REQUEST_METHOD'));
+    PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::assertTrue($instance->curl->response === $before);
+    $instance->server('server', $after, array('key' => 'REQUEST_METHOD'));
+    PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::assertTrue($instance->curl->response === $after);
+}
+
 function create_png() {
     // PNG image data, 1 x 1, 1-bit colormap, non-interlaced
     ob_start();
diff --git a/tests/run.php b/tests/run.php
index 6983d56..99bad43 100644
--- a/tests/run.php
+++ b/tests/run.php
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ class CurlTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $this->assertTrue($test->curl->response === 'image/png');
     }
 
+    public function testPatchRequestMethod() {
+        $test = new Test();
+        $this->assertTrue($test->server('request_method', 'PATCH') === 'PATCH');
+    }
+
     public function testDelete() {
         $test = new Test();
         $this->assertTrue($test->server('server', 'DELETE', array(
@@ -528,28 +533,29 @@ class CurlTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $curl->setOpt(CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, false);
     }
 
-    public function testRequestMethodSuccessiveRequests() {
+    public function testRequestMethodSuccessiveGetRequests() {
         $test = new Test();
-
-        function test($instance, $before, $after) {
-            $instance->server('server', $before, array('key' => 'REQUEST_METHOD'));
-            PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::assertTrue($instance->curl->response === $before);
-            $instance->server('server', $after, array('key' => 'REQUEST_METHOD'));
-            PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::assertTrue($instance->curl->response === $after);
-        }
-
         test($test, 'GET', 'POST');
         test($test, 'GET', 'PUT');
         test($test, 'GET', 'DELETE');
+    }
 
+    public function testRequestMethodSuccessivePostRequests() {
+        $test = new Test();
         test($test, 'POST', 'GET');
         test($test, 'POST', 'PUT');
         test($test, 'POST', 'DELETE');
+    }
 
+    public function testRequestMethodSuccessivePutRequests() {
+        $test = new Test();
         test($test, 'PUT', 'GET');
         test($test, 'PUT', 'POST');
         test($test, 'PUT', 'DELETE');
+    }
 
+    public function testRequestMethodSuccessiveDeleteRequests() {
+        $test = new Test();
         test($test, 'DELETE', 'GET');
         test($test, 'DELETE', 'POST');
         test($test, 'DELETE', 'PUT');