diff --git a/bitfinexhttp.go b/bitfinexhttp.go
index a4217a5a..73de79fc 100644
--- a/bitfinexhttp.go
+++ b/bitfinexhttp.go
@@ -255,13 +255,8 @@ func (b *Bitfinex) Run() {
 }
 
 func (b *Bitfinex) GetTicker(symbol string, values url.Values) (BitfinexTicker, error) {
-	path := BITFINEX_API_URL + BITFINEX_TICKER + symbol
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITFINEX_API_URL+BITFINEX_TICKER+symbol, values)
 	response := BitfinexTicker{}
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response, err
@@ -292,13 +287,8 @@ func (b *Bitfinex) GetStats(symbol string) (BitfinexStats, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Bitfinex) GetLendbook(symbol string, values url.Values) (BitfinexLendbook, error) {
-	path := BITFINEX_API_URL + BITFINEX_LENDBOOK + symbol
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITFINEX_API_URL+BITFINEX_LENDBOOK+symbol, values)
 	response := BitfinexLendbook{}
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response, err
@@ -307,13 +297,8 @@ func (b *Bitfinex) GetLendbook(symbol string, values url.Values) (BitfinexLendbo
 }
 
 func (b *Bitfinex) GetOrderbook(symbol string, values url.Values) (BitfinexOrderbook, error) {
-	path := BITFINEX_API_URL + BITFINEX_ORDERBOOK + symbol
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITFINEX_API_URL+BITFINEX_ORDERBOOK+symbol, values)
 	response := BitfinexOrderbook{}
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response, err
@@ -322,13 +307,8 @@ func (b *Bitfinex) GetOrderbook(symbol string, values url.Values) (BitfinexOrder
 }
 
 func (b *Bitfinex) GetTrades(symbol string, values url.Values) ([]BitfinexTradeStructure, error) {
-	path := BITFINEX_API_URL + BITFINEX_TRADES + symbol
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITFINEX_API_URL+BITFINEX_TRADES+symbol, values)
 	response := []BitfinexTradeStructure{}
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -344,13 +324,8 @@ type BitfinexLends struct {
 }
 
 func (b *Bitfinex) GetLends(symbol string, values url.Values) ([]BitfinexLends, error) {
-	path := BITFINEX_API_URL + BITFINEX_LENDS + symbol
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITFINEX_API_URL+BITFINEX_LENDS+symbol, values)
 	response := []BitfinexLends{}
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/bitstamphttp.go b/bitstamphttp.go
index 19463038..9d6ffdf7 100644
--- a/bitstamphttp.go
+++ b/bitstamphttp.go
@@ -262,17 +262,9 @@ func (b *Bitstamp) GetOrderbook() (BitstampOrderbook, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Bitstamp) GetTransactions(values url.Values) ([]BitstampTransactions, error) {
+	path := EncodeURLValues(BITSTAMP_API_URL+BITSTAMP_API_TRANSACTIONS, values)
 	transactions := []BitstampTransactions{}
-	path := BITSTAMP_API_URL + BITSTAMP_API_TRANSACTIONS
-
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + values.Encode()
-	}
-
-	log.Println(path)
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &transactions)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/btcchttp.go b/btcchttp.go
index 69bebe8d..06e93c02 100644
--- a/btcchttp.go
+++ b/btcchttp.go
@@ -274,11 +274,7 @@ func (b *BTCC) GetTradeHistory(symbol string, limit, sinceTid int64, time time.T
 		v.Set("sincetype", strconv.FormatInt(time.Unix(), 10))
 	}
 
-	values := v.Encode()
-	if len(values) > 0 {
-		req += "?" + values
-	}
-
+	req = EncodeURLValues(req, v)
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(req, true, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/coinbasehttp.go b/coinbasehttp.go
index 29bd2c1c..005e585d 100644
--- a/coinbasehttp.go
+++ b/coinbasehttp.go
@@ -366,13 +366,7 @@ func (c *Coinbase) GetHistoricRates(symbol string, start, end, granularity int64
 		values.Set("granularity", strconv.FormatInt(granularity, 10))
 	}
 
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", COINBASE_API_URL+COINBASE_PRODUCTS, symbol, COINBASE_HISTORY)
-	encoded := values.Encode()
-
-	if len(encoded) > 0 {
-		path += encoded
-	}
-
+	path := EncodeURLValues(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", COINBASE_API_URL+COINBASE_PRODUCTS, symbol, COINBASE_HISTORY), values)
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &history)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -521,12 +515,7 @@ type CoinbaseOrdersResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Coinbase) GetOrders(params url.Values) ([]CoinbaseOrdersResponse, error) {
-	path := COINBASE_API_URL + COINBASE_ORDERS
-
-	if len(params) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
+	path := EncodeURLValues(COINBASE_API_URL+COINBASE_ORDERS, params)
 	resp := []CoinbaseOrdersResponse{}
 	err := c.SendAuthenticatedHTTPRequest("GET", path, nil, &resp)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -574,18 +563,12 @@ type CoinbaseFillResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Coinbase) GetFills(params url.Values) ([]CoinbaseFillResponse, error) {
-	path := COINBASE_API_URL + COINBASE_FILLS
-
-	if len(params) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
+	path := EncodeURLValues(COINBASE_API_URL+COINBASE_FILLS, params)
 	resp := []CoinbaseFillResponse{}
 	err := c.SendAuthenticatedHTTPRequest("GET", path, nil, &resp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/geminihttp.go b/geminihttp.go
index f793dbc5..4acc43bb 100644
--- a/geminihttp.go
+++ b/geminihttp.go
@@ -177,13 +177,8 @@ func (g *Gemini) GetSymbols() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func (g *Gemini) GetOrderbook(currency string, params url.Values) (GeminiOrderbook, error) {
+	path := EncodeURLValues(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", GEMINI_API_URL, GEMINI_API_VERSION, GEMINI_ORDERBOOK, currency), params)
 	orderbook := GeminiOrderbook{}
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", GEMINI_API_URL, GEMINI_API_VERSION, GEMINI_ORDERBOOK, currency)
-
-	if params.Encode() != "" {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &orderbook)
 	if err != nil {
 		return GeminiOrderbook{}, err
@@ -193,13 +188,8 @@ func (g *Gemini) GetOrderbook(currency string, params url.Values) (GeminiOrderbo
 }
 
 func (g *Gemini) GetTrades(currency string, params url.Values) ([]GeminiTrade, error) {
+	path := EncodeURLValues(fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", GEMINI_API_URL, GEMINI_API_VERSION, GEMINI_TRADES, currency), params)
 	trades := []GeminiTrade{}
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", GEMINI_API_URL, GEMINI_API_VERSION, GEMINI_TRADES, currency)
-
-	if params.Encode() != "" {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
 	err := SendHTTPGetRequest(path, true, &trades)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []GeminiTrade{}, err
diff --git a/itbithttp.go b/itbithttp.go
index a3f00386..e968785b 100644
--- a/itbithttp.go
+++ b/itbithttp.go
@@ -190,12 +190,7 @@ func (i *ItBit) GetWalletBalance(walletID, currency string) {
 }
 
 func (i *ItBit) GetWalletTrades(walletID string, params url.Values) {
-	path := "/wallets/" + walletID + "/trades"
-
-	if len(params) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
+	path := EncodeURLValues("/wallets/"+walletID+"/trades", params)
 	err := i.SendAuthenticatedHTTPRequest("GET", path, nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -204,12 +199,7 @@ func (i *ItBit) GetWalletTrades(walletID string, params url.Values) {
 }
 
 func (i *ItBit) GetWalletOrders(walletID string, params url.Values) {
-	path := "/wallets/" + walletID + "/orders"
-
-	if len(params) > 0 {
-		path += "?" + params.Encode()
-	}
-
+	path := EncodeURLValues("/wallets/"+walletID+"/orders", params)
 	err := i.SendAuthenticatedHTTPRequest("GET", path, nil)
 
 	if err != nil {