diff --git a/src/utils/proxy/handlers/generic.js b/src/utils/proxy/handlers/generic.js
index ce1eba9bd..93037dc57 100644
--- a/src/utils/proxy/handlers/generic.js
+++ b/src/utils/proxy/handlers/generic.js
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ export default async function genericProxyHandler(req, res, map) {
     if (widget) {
       const url = new URL(formatApiCall(widgets[widget.type].api, { endpoint, ...widget }));
 
-      const headers = req.extraHeaders ?? {};
+      const headers = req.extraHeaders ?? widget.headers ?? {};
       
       if (widget.username && widget.password) {
         headers.Authorization = `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${widget.username}:${widget.password}`).toString("base64")}`;
       }
 
       const params = {
-        method: req.method,
+        method: widget.method ?? req.method,
         headers,
       }
       if (req.body) {