diff --git a/cli/main.cpp b/cli/main.cpp
index 320d84f..8bc4984 100644
--- a/cli/main.cpp
+++ b/cli/main.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void ClientConfig::parse(const Argument &configFileArg, const Argument &instance
     }
 }
 
-void configureColumnWidths(tabulate::Table &table)
+static void configureColumnWidths(tabulate::Table &table)
 {
     const auto terminalSize = determineTerminalSize();
     if (!terminalSize.columns) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void configureColumnWidths(tabulate::Table &table)
     }
 }
 
-void printPackageSearchResults(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
+static void printPackageSearchResults(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
 {
     const auto packages = ReflectiveRapidJSON::JsonReflector::fromJson<std::list<LibPkg::PackageSearchResult>>(jsonData.data(), jsonData.size());
     tabulate::Table t;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ template <typename List> inline std::string formatList(const List &list)
     return joinStrings(list, ", ");
 }
 
-std::string formatDependencies(const std::vector<LibPkg::Dependency> &deps)
+static std::string formatDependencies(const std::vector<LibPkg::Dependency> &deps)
 {
     auto asStrings = std::vector<std::string>();
     asStrings.reserve(deps.size());
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ std::string formatDependencies(const std::vector<LibPkg::Dependency> &deps)
     return formatList(asStrings);
 }
 
-void printPackageDetails(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
+static void printPackageDetails(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
 {
     const auto packages = ReflectiveRapidJSON::JsonReflector::fromJson<std::list<LibPkg::Package>>(jsonData.data(), jsonData.size());
     for (const auto &package : packages) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void printPackageDetails(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value
     std::cout.flush();
 }
 
-void printListOfBuildActions(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
+static void printListOfBuildActions(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData)
 {
     const auto actions = ReflectiveRapidJSON::JsonReflector::fromJson<std::list<LibRepoMgr::BuildAction>>(jsonData.data(), jsonData.size());
     const auto meta = LibRepoMgr::BuildActionMetaInfo();
@@ -253,28 +253,34 @@ void printListOfBuildActions(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::v
     std::cout << t << std::endl;
 }
 
-void printRawData(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &rawData)
+static void printRawDataForErrorHandling(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &rawData)
 {
     if (!rawData.empty()) {
         std::cerr << Phrases::InfoMessage << "Server replied:" << Phrases::End << rawData << '\n';
     }
 }
 
-void handleResponse(const std::string &url, const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::SessionData &data, const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::HttpClientError &error,
-    void (*printer)(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData), int &returnCode)
+static void printRawData(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &rawData)
+{
+    std::cout << rawData << '\n';
+}
+
+static void handleResponse(const std::string &url, const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::SessionData &data,
+    const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::HttpClientError &error, void (*printer)(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData),
+    int &returnCode)
 {
     const auto &response = std::get<LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response>(data.response);
     const auto &body = response.body();
     if (error.errorCode != boost::beast::errc::success && error.errorCode != boost::asio::ssl::error::stream_truncated) {
         std::cerr << Phrases::ErrorMessage << "Unable to connect: " << error.what() << Phrases::End;
         std::cerr << Phrases::InfoMessage << "URL was: " << url << Phrases::End;
-        printRawData(body);
+        printRawDataForErrorHandling(body);
         return;
     }
     if (response.result() != boost::beast::http::status::ok) {
         std::cerr << Phrases::ErrorMessage << "HTTP request not successful: " << error.what() << Phrases::End;
         std::cerr << Phrases::InfoMessage << "URL was: " << url << Phrases::End;
-        printRawData(body);
+        printRawDataForErrorHandling(body);
         return;
     }
     try {
@@ -293,7 +299,8 @@ void handleResponse(const std::string &url, const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Session
 int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
     // define command-specific parameters
-    std::string path;
+    auto verb = boost::beast::http::verb::get;
+    auto path = std::string();
     void (*printer)(const LibRepoMgr::WebClient::Response::body_type::value_type &jsonData) = nullptr;
 
     // read CLI args
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
     sslContext.set_default_verify_paths();
     LibRepoMgr::WebClient::runSessionFromUrl(ioContext, sslContext, url,
         std::bind(&handleResponse, std::ref(url), std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, printer, std::ref(returnCode)), std::string(),
-        config.userName, config.password);
+        config.userName, config.password, verb);
     ioContext.run();
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/librepomgr/webclient/session.cpp b/librepomgr/webclient/session.cpp
index 73e9d17..a44aba6 100644
--- a/librepomgr/webclient/session.cpp
+++ b/librepomgr/webclient/session.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void SslSession::closed(boost::beast::error_code ec)
 template <typename SessionType, typename... ArgType>
 std::variant<string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>> runSession(const std::string &host, const std::string &port,
     const std::string &target, std::function<void(SessionData, const HttpClientError &)> &&handler, std::string &&destinationPath,
-    std::string_view userName, std::string_view password, ArgType &&...args)
+    std::string_view userName, std::string_view password, boost::beast::http::verb verb, ArgType &&...args)
 {
     auto session = make_shared<SessionType>(args..., [handler{ move(handler) }](auto &session2, const HttpClientError &error) mutable {
         handler(SessionData{ session2.shared_from_this(), session2.request, session2.response, session2.destinationFilePath }, error);
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ std::variant<string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>> runS
             "Basic " + encodeBase64(reinterpret_cast<const std::uint8_t *>(authInfo.data()), static_cast<std::uint32_t>(authInfo.size())));
     }
     session->destinationFilePath = move(destinationPath);
-    session->run(host.data(), port.data(), http::verb::get, target.data());
+    session->run(host.data(), port.data(), verb, target.data());
     return std::variant<string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>>(std::move(session));
 }
 
 std::variant<string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>> runSessionFromUrl(boost::asio::io_context &ioContext,
     boost::asio::ssl::context &sslContext, std::string_view url, std::function<void(SessionData, const HttpClientError &)> &&handler,
-    std::string &&destinationPath, std::string_view userName, std::string_view password)
+    std::string &&destinationPath, std::string_view userName, std::string_view password, boost::beast::http::verb verb)
 {
     string host, port, target;
     auto ssl = false;
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ std::variant<string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>> runS
     }
 
     if (ssl) {
-        return runSession<SslSession>(host, port, target, move(handler), move(destinationPath), userName, password, ioContext, sslContext);
+        return runSession<SslSession>(host, port, target, move(handler), move(destinationPath), userName, password, verb, ioContext, sslContext);
     } else {
-        return runSession<Session>(host, port, target, move(handler), move(destinationPath), userName, password, ioContext);
+        return runSession<Session>(host, port, target, move(handler), move(destinationPath), userName, password, verb, ioContext);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/librepomgr/webclient/session.h b/librepomgr/webclient/session.h
index af8d63a..835cde4 100644
--- a/librepomgr/webclient/session.h
+++ b/librepomgr/webclient/session.h
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ inline SslSession::SslSession(boost::asio::io_context &ioContext, boost::asio::s
 LIBREPOMGR_EXPORT std::variant<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Session>, std::shared_ptr<SslSession>> runSessionFromUrl(
     boost::asio::io_context &ioContext, boost::asio::ssl::context &sslContext, std::string_view url,
     std::function<void(SessionData data, const HttpClientError &error)> &&handler, std::string &&destinationPath = std::string(),
-    std::string_view userName = std::string_view(), std::string_view password = std::string_view());
+    std::string_view userName = std::string_view(), std::string_view password = std::string_view(),
+    boost::beast::http::verb verb = boost::beast::http::verb::get);
 
 } // namespace WebClient
 } // namespace LibRepoMgr