diff --git a/request/request.js b/request/request.js
index b153b0e9..489d853f 100644
--- a/request/request.js
+++ b/request/request.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = function($window, Promise) {
 			if (args.method == null) args.method = "GET"
 			args.method = args.method.toUpperCase()
 
-			var useBody = typeof args.useBody === "boolean" ? args.useBody : args.method !== "GET" && args.method !== "TRACE"
+			var useBody = (args.method === "GET" || args.method === "TRACE") ? false : (typeof args.useBody === "boolean" ? args.useBody : true)
 
 			if (typeof args.serialize !== "function") args.serialize = typeof FormData !== "undefined" && args.data instanceof FormData ? function(value) {return value} : JSON.stringify
 			if (typeof args.deserialize !== "function") args.deserialize = deserialize