diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
index b722e5a93..d94681dbc 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@
             = link_to t('.download_export'), download_profile_user_path, class: "btn btn-success"
             %h6
               = t('.last_exported_at', timestamp: current_user.exported_at)
-            = link_to t('.request_export_update'), export_profile_user_path, class: "btn"
+            = link_to t(".request_export_update"), export_profile_user_path, method: :post, class: "btn"
           - else
-            = link_to t('.request_export'), export_profile_user_path, :class => "btn"
+            = link_to t(".request_export"), export_profile_user_path, method: :post, class: "btn"
 
           - if current_user.exporting_photos
             .small-horizontal-spacer
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@
             = link_to t('.download_export_photos'), download_photos_user_path, class: "btn  btn-success"
             %h6
               = t('.last_exported_at', timestamp: current_user.exported_photos_at)
-            = link_to t('.request_export_photos_update'), export_photos_user_path, class: "btn"
+            = link_to t(".request_export_photos_update"), export_photos_user_path, method: :post, class: "btn"
           - else
             .small-horizontal-spacer
-            = link_to t('.request_export_photos'), export_photos_user_path, :class => "btn"
+            = link_to t(".request_export_photos"), export_photos_user_path, method: :post, class: "btn"
 
         .span6
           %h3
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index bce7e3e6a..c7f924bae 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
 
   resource :user, :only => [:edit, :update, :destroy], :shallow => true do
     get :getting_started_completed
-    get :export_profile
+    post :export_profile
     get :download_profile
-    get :export_photos
+    post :export_photos
     get :download_photos
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 032160cec..40006a3af 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe UsersController, :type => :controller do
   describe '#export_profile' do
     it 'queues an export job' do
       expect(@user).to receive :queue_export
-      get :export_profile
+      post :export_profile
       expect(request.flash[:notice]).to eql(I18n.t('users.edit.export_in_progress'))
       expect(response).to redirect_to(edit_user_path)
     end
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe UsersController, :type => :controller do
   describe '#export_photos' do
     it 'queues an export photos job' do
       expect(@user).to receive :queue_export_photos
-      get :export_photos
+      post :export_photos
       expect(request.flash[:notice]).to eql(I18n.t('users.edit.export_photos_in_progress'))
       expect(response).to redirect_to(edit_user_path)
     end