diff --git a/lib/axios.js b/lib/axios.js
index ca9ba15..479be82 100644
--- a/lib/axios.js
+++ b/lib/axios.js
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ var dispatchRequest = require('./core/dispatchRequest');
 var InterceptorManager = require('./core/InterceptorManager');
 
 var axios = module.exports = function (config) {
+  // Allow for axios('example/url')
+  if (typeof config === 'string') {
+    config = {
+      url: config
+    };
+  }
+
   config = utils.merge({
     method: 'get',
     headers: {},
diff --git a/test/specs/requests.spec.js b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
index 3833b63..4edc4b2 100644
--- a/test/specs/requests.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ describe('requests', function () {
     jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
   });
 
+  it('should treat single string arg as url', function (done) {
+    var request;
+
+    axios('/foo');
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      request = jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent();
+
+      expect(request.url).toBe('/foo');
+      done();
+    }, 0);
+  });
+
   it('should make an http request', function (done) {
     var request;