diff --git a/lib/core/Axios.js b/lib/core/Axios.js
index d21edbc0c7..f6eca9251b 100644
--- a/lib/core/Axios.js
+++ b/lib/core/Axios.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Axios.prototype.request = function request(config) {
     }, arguments[1]);
   }
 
-  config = utils.merge(defaults, {method: 'get'}, this.defaults, config);
+  config = utils.merge(defaults, this.defaults, config);
   config.method = config.method.toLowerCase();
 
   // Hook up interceptors middleware
diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 65a25d5143..e1bc1ca1ac 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function getDefaultAdapter() {
 }
 
 var defaults = {
+  method: 'get',
   adapter: getDefaultAdapter(),
 
   transformRequest: [function transformRequest(data, headers) {