diff --git a/overpass/api.py b/overpass/api.py
index 0764f85d681..3b6c7861b39 100644
--- a/overpass/api.py
+++ b/overpass/api.py
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ def _GetFromOverpass(self, query):
         payload = {"data": query}
 
         try:
-            r = requests.get(
+            r = requests.post(
                 self.endpoint,
-                params=payload,
+                data=payload,
                 timeout=self.timeout
             )
+            
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             raise TimeoutError(self._timeout)