diff --git a/salt/modules/consul.py b/salt/modules/consul.py
index 48a99974a6..57d3fb8a1a 100644
--- a/salt/modules/consul.py
+++ b/salt/modules/consul.py
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ def acl_info(consul_url=None, **kwargs):
     function = 'acl/info/{0}'.format(kwargs['id'])
     ret = _query(consul_url=consul_url,
                  data=data,
-                 method='PUT',
+                 method='GET',
                  function=function)
     return ret