diff --git a/classes/kohana/core.php b/classes/kohana/core.php
index 4b8eccebe..be3314aa2 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/core.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/core.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 class Kohana_Core {
 
 	// Release version and codename
-	const VERSION  = '3.1.3';
+	const VERSION  = '3.1.3.1';
 	const CODENAME = 'araea';
 
 	// Common environment type constants for consistency and convenience
diff --git a/classes/kohana/request.php b/classes/kohana/request.php
index 4cd8366cf..eddd2d7a2 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/request.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/request.php
@@ -863,11 +863,7 @@ public function uri(array $params = NULL)
 
 		$uri = $this->_route->uri($params);
 
-		if ( ! $query = $this->query())
-			return $uri;
-		else
-			return $uri . '?' . http_build_query($query, NULL, '&');
-
+		return $uri;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -886,10 +882,7 @@ public function url(array $params = NULL, $protocol = NULL)
 		// Create a URI with the current route and convert it to a URL
 		$url = URL::site($this->uri($params), $protocol);
 
-		if ( ! $query = $this->query())
-			return $url;
-		else
-			return $url . '?' . http_build_query($query, NULL, '&');
+		return $url;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/classes/kohana/request/client/external.php b/classes/kohana/request/client/external.php
index 8f6b73cdc..86fb5ef4f 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/request/client/external.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/request/client/external.php
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ protected function _http_execute(Request $request)
 		// Set the body
 		$http_request->setBody($request->body());
 
+		// Set the query
+		$http_request->setQueryData($request->query());
+
 		try
 		{
 			$http_request->send();
@@ -292,8 +295,15 @@ protected function _curl_execute(Request $request)
 		// Apply any additional options set to Request_Client_External::$_options
 		$options += $this->_options;
 
+		$uri = $request->uri();
+
+		if ($query = $request->query())
+		{
+			$uri .= '?'.http_build_query($query, NULL, '&');
+		}
+
 		// Open a new remote connection
-		$curl = curl_init($request->uri());
+		$curl = curl_init($uri);
 
 		// Set connection options
 		if ( ! curl_setopt_array($curl, $options))
@@ -373,7 +383,14 @@ protected function _native_execute(Request $request)
 
 		stream_context_set_option($context, $this->_options);
 
-		$stream = fopen($request->uri(), $mode, FALSE, $context);
+		$uri = $request->uri();
+
+		if ($query = $request->query())
+		{
+			$uri .= '?'.http_build_query($query, NULL, '&');
+		}
+
+		$stream = fopen($uri, $mode, FALSE, $context);
 
 		$meta_data = stream_get_meta_data($stream);
 
diff --git a/classes/kohana/session.php b/classes/kohana/session.php
index bc67d2c63..64be88c99 100644
--- a/classes/kohana/session.php
+++ b/classes/kohana/session.php
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public function read($id = NULL)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				Kohana::$log->add(Log::ERROR, 'Error reading session data: '.$id);
+				// Ignore these, session is valid, likely no data though.
 			}
 		}
 		catch (Exception $e)
diff --git a/tests/kohana/RequestTest.php b/tests/kohana/RequestTest.php
index 4c22fc475..e772aed7f 100644
--- a/tests/kohana/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/kohana/RequestTest.php
@@ -806,4 +806,48 @@ public function test_query_parameter_parsing(Request $request, $query, $expected
 
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $request->query());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Provider for test_uri_without_query_parameters
+	 *
+	 * @return  array
+	 */
+	public function provider_uri_without_query_parameters()
+	{
+		return array(
+			array(
+				new Request('foo/bar?foo=bar&bar=foo'),
+				array(),
+				'foo/bar'
+			),
+			array(
+				new Request('foo/bar'),
+				array('bar' => 'foo', 'foo' => 'bar'),
+				'foo/bar'
+			),
+			array(
+				new Request('foo/bar'),
+				array(),
+				'foo/bar'
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the [Request::uri()] method does not return
+	 * query parameters
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider provider_uri_without_query_parameters
+	 * 
+	 * @param   Request   request 
+	 * @param   array     query 
+	 * @param   string    expected 
+	 * @return  void
+	 */
+	public function test_uri_without_query_parameters(Request $request, $query, $expected)
+	{
+		$request->query($query);
+
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $request->uri());
+	}
 } // End Kohana_RequestTest
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