diff --git a/lib/needle.js b/lib/needle.js
index cfae245ce..7e13ee37e 100644
--- a/lib/needle.js
+++ b/lib/needle.js
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ module.exports.defaults = function(obj) {
 
 'head get'.split(' ').forEach(function(method) {
   module.exports[method] = function(uri, options, callback) {
-    return new Needle(method, uri, null, options, callback).start();
+    return new Needle(method, uri, options.params, options, callback).start();
   }
 })