diff --git a/lib/axios.js b/lib/axios.js
index 479be82..6937894 100644
--- a/lib/axios.js
+++ b/lib/axios.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ var dispatchRequest = require('./core/dispatchRequest');
 var InterceptorManager = require('./core/InterceptorManager');
 
 var axios = module.exports = function (config) {
-  // Allow for axios('example/url')
+  // Allow for axios('example/url'[, config]) a la fetch API
   if (typeof config === 'string') {
-    config = {
-      url: config
-    };
+    config = utils.merge({
+      url: arguments[0]
+    }, arguments[1]);
   }
 
   config = utils.merge({
diff --git a/test/specs/requests.spec.js b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
index 4edc4b2..b436d41 100644
--- a/test/specs/requests.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ describe('requests', function () {
       request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
 
       expect(request.url).toBe('/foo');
+      expect(request.method).toBe('GET');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow string arg as url, and config arg', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios('/foo', {
+      method: 'POST'
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.url).toBe('/foo');
+      expect(request.method).toBe('POST');
       done();
     }, 0);
   });