diff --git a/cmd/dncli/docs/swagger.go b/cmd/dncli/docs/swagger.go
index ca5c16b1..a00fa4d7 100644
--- a/cmd/dncli/docs/swagger.go
+++ b/cmd/dncli/docs/swagger.go
@@ -5671,7 +5671,7 @@ paths:
       tags:
       - Tendermint RPC
   /vm/compile:
-    get:
+    post:
       consumes:
       - application/json
       description: Compile script / module code using VM and return byteCode
diff --git a/helpers/tests/clitester/cli_tester_rest.go b/helpers/tests/clitester/cli_tester_rest.go
index cafc3b20..cba9c5b4 100644
--- a/helpers/tests/clitester/cli_tester_rest.go
+++ b/helpers/tests/clitester/cli_tester_rest.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (ct *CLITester) RestQueryVMCompile(address, code string) (*RestRequest, *vm
 	reqSubPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", vm.ModuleName, "compile")
 	respMsg := &vm_client.CompiledItems{}
 
-	r := ct.newRestRequest().SetQuery("GET", reqSubPath, nil, req, respMsg)
+	r := ct.newRestRequest().SetQuery("POST", reqSubPath, nil, req, respMsg)
 
 	return r, respMsg
 }
diff --git a/x/vm/client/rest/rest.go b/x/vm/client/rest/rest.go
index 4ca27957..d280a79a 100644
--- a/x/vm/client/rest/rest.go
+++ b/x/vm/client/rest/rest.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type LcsViewResp struct {
 
 // Registering routes for REST API.
 func RegisterRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router) {
-	r.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/compile", types.ModuleName), compile(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
+	r.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/compile", types.ModuleName), compile(cliCtx)).Methods("POST")
 	r.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/data/{%s}/{%s}", types.ModuleName, accountAddrName, vmPathName), getData(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/view", types.ModuleName), lcsView(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
 	r.HandleFunc(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/tx/{%s}", types.ModuleName, txHash), getTxVMStatus(cliCtx)).Methods("GET")
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(cliCtx context.CLIContext, r *mux.Router) {
 // @Success 200 {object} VmRespCompile
 // @Failure 400 {object} rest.ErrorResponse "Returned if the request doesn't have valid query params"
 // @Failure 500 {object} rest.ErrorResponse "Returned on server error"
-// @Router /vm/compile [get]
+// @Router /vm/compile [post]
 func compile(cliCtx context.CLIContext) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		compilerAddr := viper.GetString(vm_client.FlagCompilerAddr)