diff --git a/lib/service.rb b/lib/service.rb
index e7dd61788..211177438 100644
--- a/lib/service.rb
+++ b/lib/service.rb
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ def http_get(url = nil, params = nil, headers = nil)
   #
   # Yields a Faraday::Request instance.
   # Returns a Faraday::Response instance.
-  def http_post(url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil)
+  def http_post(url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil, params = nil)
     block = Proc.new if block_given?
-    http_method :post, url, body, headers, &block
+    http_method :post, url, body, headers, params, &block
   end
 
   # Public: Makes an HTTP call.
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ def http_post(url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil)
   #
   # Yields a Faraday::Request instance.
   # Returns a Faraday::Response instance.
-  def http_method(method, url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil)
+  def http_method(method, url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil, params = nil)
     block = Proc.new if block_given?
 
     raise_config_error("Invalid scheme") unless permitted_transport?(url)
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ def http_method(method, url = nil, body = nil, headers = nil)
         req.url(url)                if url
         req.headers.update(headers) if headers
         req.body = body             if body
+        req.params = params         if params
         block.call req if block
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/services/active_collab.rb b/lib/services/active_collab.rb
index 601e547bd..64f4ebe21 100644
--- a/lib/services/active_collab.rb
+++ b/lib/services/active_collab.rb
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ def receive_push
 
     build_message = statuses * "\n"
 
-    http.url_prefix = data['url']
-    http.headers['Accept'] = 'application/xml'
+    url = data['url']
+    body = params(push_message, build_message)
+    headers = {:Accept => 'application/xml'}
+    params = {
+      :path_info => "projects/#{data['project_id']}/discussions/add",
+      :token => data['token']
+    }
 
-    http.post do |req|
-      req.params['path_info'] = "projects/#{data['project_id']}/discussions/add"
-      req.params['token']     = data['token']
-      req.body = params(push_message, build_message)
-    end
+    http_post url, body, headers, params
   end
 
   def params(name, message)
diff --git a/test/active_collab_test.rb b/test/active_collab_test.rb
index d78a0502e..3dc016096 100644
--- a/test/active_collab_test.rb
+++ b/test/active_collab_test.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,3 @@ def service(*args)
     super Service::ActiveCollab, *args
   end
 end
-
-
-