diff --git a/freechat-client/src/request.js b/freechat-client/src/request.js
index 156831e..c2245d1 100644
--- a/freechat-client/src/request.js
+++ b/freechat-client/src/request.js
@@ -4,16 +4,39 @@ const { Response } = require('./response.js')
 /**
  * 
  * @param {String} method GET POST DELETE
- * @param {String} url full target url
- * @param {Object} params Raw object of params to send
+ * @param {String} domain
+ * @param {Number} port
+ * @param {String} path
+ * @param {Object} Query options to pass into a query string
+ * @param {Buffer} Optional body that defaults to an empty string
  * 
  * @returns Response
  */
-exports.Request = async function (method, url, params) {
+
+exports.Request = async function (method, domain, port, path, params, body=null) {
     try {
-        const result = await got(url, {json: params, method: method})
-        return new Response(result.statusCode, result.body, null)
+		// TODO: force https since actual servers do not response on port 80
+		const url = `http://${domain}:${port}`
+		let options = {
+			method: method,
+			searchParams: params,
+			responseType: 'json',
+			throwHttpErrors: false
+		}
+		if(body) {
+			options.body = body
+			if(method == 'get') {
+				options.allowGetBody = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		const resp = await got(url , options)
+		return new Response(
+			resp.statusCode,
+			resp.body,
+		)
+
     } catch(err) {
         return new Response(null, null, err)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}