diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index bc14df2..7f4276b 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -54,10 +54,18 @@
 	{
 		$CI =& get_instance();
 
-		if ($attributes === '')
+		if (empty($attributes))
 		{
 			$attributes = 'method="post"';
 		}
+		elseif (is_array($attributes) && ! isset($attributes['method']))
+		{
+			$attributes['method'] = 'post';
+		}
+		elseif (stripos($attributes, 'method=') === FALSE)
+		{
+			$attributes .= ' method="post"';
+		}
 
 		// If an action is not a full URL then turn it into one
 		if ($action && strpos($action, '://') === FALSE)
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@
 		$form = '<form action="'.$action.'"'._attributes_to_string($attributes, TRUE).">\n";
 
 		// Add CSRF field if enabled, but leave it out for GET requests and requests to external websites
-		if ($CI->config->item('csrf_protection') === TRUE && ! (strpos($action, $CI->config->base_url()) === FALSE OR strpos($form, 'method="get"')))
+		if ($CI->config->item('csrf_protection') === TRUE && ! (strpos($action, $CI->config->base_url()) === FALSE OR stripos($form, 'method="get"')))
 		{
 			$hidden[$CI->security->get_csrf_token_name()] = $CI->security->get_csrf_hash();
 		}