diff --git a/lib/ey-core/client.rb b/lib/ey-core/client.rb
index 087fa91..ad1aae3 100644
--- a/lib/ey-core/client.rb
+++ b/lib/ey-core/client.rb
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ def request(options={})
       body    = options[:body]
       headers = options[:headers] || {}
 
+      if (method != :get) && !params.empty?
+        raise "It's bad form to use URL query parameters with a non-GET request, please use :body"
+      end
+
       default_content_type = if !body && !params.empty?
                                "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                              else