diff --git a/request.js b/request.js
index dd71c8880..af91a11d3 100644
--- a/request.js
+++ b/request.js
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ Request.prototype.qs = function (q, clobber) {
   self.url = self.uri
   self.path = self.uri.path
 
-  if ( self.uri.host === 'unix' ) {
+  if (self.uri.host === 'unix') {
     self.enableUnixSocket()
   }
 
@@ -1240,6 +1240,20 @@ Request.prototype.getHeader = function (name, headers) {
   })
   return result
 }
+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.prototype.auth = function (user, pass, sendImmediately, bearer) {
   var self = this
@@ -1405,19 +1419,6 @@ 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 14615920b..7a75023b3 100644
--- a/tests/test-unix.js
+++ b/tests/test-unix.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ var request = require('../index')
   , tape = require('tape')
   , url = require('url')
 
-var path = [null, 'test', 'path'].join('/')
+var rawPath = [null, 'raw', 'path'].join('/')
+  , queryPath = [null, 'query', 'path'].join('/')
   , searchString = '?foo=bar'
   , socket = [__dirname, 'tmp-socket'].join('/')
   , expectedBody = 'connected'
@@ -18,8 +19,19 @@ rimraf.sync(socket)
 
 var s = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
   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')
+  switch (incomingUrl.pathname) {
+    case rawPath:
+      assert.equal(incomingUrl.pathname, rawPath, 'requested path is sent to server')
+      break
+
+    case queryPath:
+      assert.equal(incomingUrl.pathname, queryPath, 'requested path is sent to server')
+      assert.equal(incomingUrl.search, searchString, 'query string is sent to server')
+      break
+
+    default:
+      assert(false, 'A valid path was requested')
+  }
   res.statusCode = statusCode
   res.end(expectedBody)
 })
@@ -31,8 +43,17 @@ tape('setup', function(t) {
 })
 
 tape('unix socket connection', function(t) {
+  request( 'http://unix:' + socket + ':' + rawPath, 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')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+tape('unix socket connection with qs', function(t) {
   request({
-    uri: 'http://unix:' + socket + ':' + path,
+    uri: 'http://unix:' + socket + ':' + queryPath,
     qs: {
       foo: 'bar'
     }