diff --git a/src/WordpressClient.php b/src/WordpressClient.php
index 3993117..a7e10ef 100644
--- a/src/WordpressClient.php
+++ b/src/WordpressClient.php
@@ -863,14 +863,7 @@ private function _sendRequest($method, $params)
         foreach ($callbacks as $callback) {
             $callback($event);
         }
-        if (function_exists('curl_init'))
-        {
-            $body = $this->_requestWithCurl();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            $body = $this->_requestWithFile();
-        }
+        $body = $this->performRequest();
         $response = xmlrpc_decode($body, 'UTF-8');
         if (is_array($response) && xmlrpc_is_fault($response))
         {
@@ -904,6 +897,18 @@ private function _setXmlrpcType(&$array)
         }
     }
 
+    protected function performRequest()
+    {
+        if (function_exists('curl_init'))
+        {
+            return $this->_requestWithCurl();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return $this->_requestWithFile();
+        }
+    }
+
     private function _requestWithCurl()
     {
         $ch = curl_init($this->_endPoint);