diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/RunnersApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/RunnersApi.java
index be6b22ba576362a0e340f1d08ab8813ec8b77407..058ebb038235b8734be35f829662512e89c973d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/RunnersApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/RunnersApi.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class RunnersApi extends AbstractApi {
         }
         GitLabApiForm formData = new GitLabApiForm()
                 .withParam("runner_id", runnerId, true);
-        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "runners");
+        Response response = post(Response.Status.CREATED, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "runners");
         return (response.readEntity(Runner.class));
     }