diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index d9f161d499..418e5f3da9 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -380,17 +380,11 @@ proc format(p: MultipartData): tuple[header, body: string] =
     result.body.add("--" & bound & "\c\L" & s)
   result.body.add("--" & bound & "--\c\L")
 
-proc request*(url: string, httpMethod = httpGET, extraHeaders = "",
-              body = "",
-              sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
-              timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
-              proxy: Proxy = nil): Response =
-  ## | Requests ``url`` with the specified ``httpMethod``.
-  ## | Extra headers can be specified and must be seperated by ``\c\L``
-  ## | An optional timeout can be specified in miliseconds, if reading from the
-  ## server takes longer than specified an ETimeout exception will be raised.
+proc request*(url: string, httpMethod: string, extraHeaders = "",
+              body = "", sslContext = defaultSSLContext, timeout = -1,
+              userAgent = defUserAgent, proxy: Proxy = nil): Response =
   var r = if proxy == nil: parseUri(url) else: proxy.url
-  var headers = substr($httpMethod, len("http"))
+  var headers = substr(httpMethod, len("http"))
   if proxy == nil:
     headers.add(" " & r.path)
     if r.query.len > 0:
@@ -430,9 +424,19 @@ proc request*(url: string, httpMethod = httpGET, extraHeaders = "",
   if body != "":
     s.send(body)
 
-  result = parseResponse(s, httpMethod != httpHEAD, timeout)
+  result = parseResponse(s, httpMethod != "httpHEAD", timeout)
   s.close()
 
+proc request*(url: string, httpMethod = httpGET, extraHeaders = "",
+              body = "", sslContext = defaultSSLContext, timeout = -1,
+              userAgent = defUserAgent, proxy: Proxy = nil): Response =
+  ## | Requests ``url`` with the specified ``httpMethod``.
+  ## | Extra headers can be specified and must be seperated by ``\c\L``
+  ## | An optional timeout can be specified in miliseconds, if reading from the
+  ## server takes longer than specified an ETimeout exception will be raised.
+  result = request(url, $httpMethod, extraHeaders, body, sslContext, timeout, 
+                   userAgent, proxy)
+
 proc redirection(status: string): bool =
   const redirectionNRs = ["301", "302", "303", "307"]
   for i in items(redirectionNRs):
@@ -556,9 +560,9 @@ proc downloadFile*(url: string, outputFilename: string,
   else:
     fileError("Unable to open file")
 
-proc generateHeaders(r: Uri, httpMethod: HttpMethod,
+proc generateHeaders(r: Uri, httpMethod: string,
                      headers: StringTableRef): string =
-  result = substr($httpMethod, len("http"))
+  result = substr(httpMethod, len("http"))
   # TODO: Proxies
   result.add(" " & r.path)
   if r.query.len > 0:
@@ -755,8 +759,25 @@ proc newConnection(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: Uri) {.async.} =
     client.currentURL = url
     client.connected = true
 
-proc request*(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: string, httpMethod = httpGET,
+proc request*(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: string, httpMethod: string,
               body = ""): Future[Response] {.async.} =
+  let r = parseUri(url)
+  await newConnection(client, r)
+
+  if not client.headers.hasKey("user-agent") and client.userAgent != "":
+    client.headers["User-Agent"] = client.userAgent
+
+  var headers = generateHeaders(r, $httpMethod, client.headers)
+
+  await client.socket.send(headers)
+  if body != "":
+    await client.socket.send(body)
+
+  result = await parseResponse(client, httpMethod != "httpHEAD")
+
+proc request*(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: string, httpMethod = httpGET,
+              body = ""): Future[Response] =
+
   ## Connects to the hostname specified by the URL and performs a request
   ## using the method specified.
   ##
@@ -765,19 +786,7 @@ proc request*(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: string, httpMethod = httpGET,
   ## connection can be closed by using the ``close`` procedure.
   ##
   ## The returned future will complete once the request is completed.
-  let r = parseUri(url)
-  await newConnection(client, r)
-
-  if not client.headers.hasKey("user-agent") and client.userAgent != "":
-    client.headers["User-Agent"] = client.userAgent
-
-  var headers = generateHeaders(r, httpMethod, client.headers)
-
-  await client.socket.send(headers)
-  if body != "":
-    await client.socket.send(body)
-
-  result = await parseResponse(client, httpMethod != httpHEAD)
+  result = request(client, url, $httpMethod, body)
 
 proc get*(client: AsyncHttpClient, url: string): Future[Response] {.async.} =
   ## Connects to the hostname specified by the URL and performs a GET request.