diff --git a/request.js b/request.js
index 700b9e0a9..dd71c8880 100644
--- a/request.js
+++ b/request.js
@@ -256,17 +256,7 @@ Request.prototype.init = function (options) {
 
   // Support Unix Sockets
   if (self.uri.host === 'unix') {
-    // Get the socket & request paths from the URL
-    var unixParts = self.uri.path.split(':')
-      , host = unixParts[0]
-      , path = unixParts[1]
-    // Apply unix properties to request
-    self.socketPath = host
-    self.uri.pathname = path
-    self.uri.path = path
-    self.uri.host = host
-    self.uri.hostname = host
-    self.uri.isUnix = true
+    self.enableUnixSocket()
   }
 
   if (self.strictSSL === false) {
@@ -1163,6 +1153,10 @@ Request.prototype.qs = function (q, clobber) {
   self.url = self.uri
   self.path = self.uri.path
 
+  if ( self.uri.host === 'unix' ) {
+    self.enableUnixSocket()
+  }
+
   return self
 }
 Request.prototype.form = function (form) {
@@ -1411,6 +1405,19 @@ Request.prototype.destroy = function () {
     self.response.destroy()
   }
 }
+Request.prototype.enableUnixSocket = function () {
+  // Get the socket & request paths from the URL
+  var unixParts = this.uri.path.split(':')
+    , host = unixParts[0]
+    , path = unixParts[1]
+  // Apply unix properties to request
+  this.socketPath = host
+  this.uri.pathname = path
+  this.uri.path = path
+  this.uri.host = host
+  this.uri.hostname = host
+  this.uri.isUnix = true
+}
 
 Request.defaultProxyHeaderWhiteList =
   Tunnel.defaultProxyHeaderWhiteList.slice()
diff --git a/tests/test-unix.js b/tests/test-unix.js
index 71395a6bc..14615920b 100644
--- a/tests/test-unix.js
+++ b/tests/test-unix.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ var request = require('../index')
   , rimraf = require('rimraf')
   , assert = require('assert')
   , tape = require('tape')
+  , url = require('url')
 
 var path = [null, 'test', 'path'].join('/')
+  , searchString = '?foo=bar'
   , socket = [__dirname, 'tmp-socket'].join('/')
   , expectedBody = 'connected'
   , statusCode = 200
@@ -15,7 +17,9 @@ var path = [null, 'test', 'path'].join('/')
 rimraf.sync(socket)
 
 var s = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
-  assert.equal(req.url, path, 'requested path is sent to server')
+  var incomingUrl = url.parse(req.url)
+  assert.equal(incomingUrl.pathname, path, 'requested path is sent to server')
+  assert.equal(incomingUrl.search, searchString, 'query string is sent to server')
   res.statusCode = statusCode
   res.end(expectedBody)
 })
@@ -27,7 +31,12 @@ tape('setup', function(t) {
 })
 
 tape('unix socket connection', function(t) {
-  request('http://unix:' + socket + ':' + path, function(err, res, body) {
+  request({
+    uri: 'http://unix:' + socket + ':' + path,
+    qs: {
+      foo: 'bar'
+    }
+  }, function(err, res, body) {
     t.equal(err, null, 'no error in connection')
     t.equal(res.statusCode, statusCode, 'got HTTP 200 OK response')
     t.equal(body, expectedBody, 'expected response body is received')