diff --git a/maxcdn/maxcdn.py b/maxcdn/maxcdn.py
index 957f7c2..7b719aa 100644
--- a/maxcdn/maxcdn.py
+++ b/maxcdn/maxcdn.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def _data_request(self, method, end_point, data, **kwargs):
                 params = urlparse.parse_qs(params)
             data = params
         action = getattr(self.client, method)
-        response = action(self._get_url(end_point), data=data,
+
+        kwargs["params" if method == "get" else "data"] = data
+        response = action(self._get_url(end_point),
                           headers=self._get_headers(json=True), **kwargs)
 
         if (response.status_code > 299):
diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index 7b4275a..f9de585 100644
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ def mock_request(method, url, *args, **kwargs):
 
 class Response(object):
     def __init__(self, method, code=200, data={"foo": "bar"}):
-        self._json = {"code": code, "method": method, "data": data}
+        data_key = "params" if method == "get" else "data"
+        self._json = {"code": code, "method": method, data_key: data}
+
         self.status_code = code
         self.reason = "Success"
         self.headers = ""
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ def test_get(self):
         requests.Session.request = mock.create_autospec(mock_request,
                                         return_value=response("get"))
 
-        expected = {"code": 200, "method": "get", "data": {"foo": "bar"}}
+        expected = {"code": 200, "method": "get", "params": {"foo": "bar"}}
         self.assertEqual(self.maxcdn.get("/get.json"), expected)
 
         requests.Session.request = mock.create_autospec(mock_request,