diff --git a/cmd/test.go b/cmd/test.go
index 029c289..214c69c 100644
--- a/cmd/test.go
+++ b/cmd/test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	accord "github.com/datascienceinc/accord/pkg"
@@ -34,29 +35,52 @@ var testCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+type byteBufferReadCloser struct {
+	bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+func (b *byteBufferReadCloser) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(testCmd)
 	client = httptest.NewClient()
 }
 
-func server(host, uri string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", host, uri)
+func server(host, uri string, query map[string]string) *url.URL {
+
+	url := url.URL{Host: host, Path: uri}
+	// if there are query parameters to add to the url
+	if len(query) != 0 {
+		// grab the query object
+		q := url.Query()
+		// loop over the endpoint query specifications
+		for k, v := range query {
+			// add the query to the url
+			q.Add(k, v)
+		}
+		// assign the query back to the url
+		url.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+	}
+
+	return &url
 }
 
 func test(host string) {
 	ctx.ProcessEndpoints(func(ep *accord.Endpoint) {
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		var buf byteBufferReadCloser
 		if ep.Request != nil {
 			buf = parseBody(ep.Request.Headers, ep.Request.Body)
 		}
 
-		req, err := http.NewRequest(ep.Method, server(host, ep.URI), &buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			color.Red("ERR: %s\n", err)
-			return
+		req := &http.Request{
+			URL:    server(host, ep.URI, ep.Request.Query),
+			Method: ep.Method,
+			Body:   &buf,
 		}
 
-		err = client.Evaluate(req, ep.Response)
+		err := client.Evaluate(req, ep.Response)
 		if err != nil {
 			color.Red("ERR: %s\n", err)
 			return
@@ -97,8 +121,8 @@ func compareResponse(resp *http.Response, expect *accord.Response) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseBody(h http.Header, i interface{}) bytes.Buffer {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
+func parseBody(h http.Header, i interface{}) byteBufferReadCloser {
+	var buf byteBufferReadCloser
 	if i == nil {
 		i = ""
 	}
diff --git a/examples/test.hcl b/examples/test.hcl
index af9c1be..a856ec2 100644
--- a/examples/test.hcl
+++ b/examples/test.hcl
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ endpoint "/users" {
       "test": "value"
     }
     EOF
+
+    query {
+      hello   = "world"
+      goodbye = "moon"
+    }
   }
 
   response {
diff --git a/pkg/parse.go b/pkg/parse.go
index 4ae3d8f..1f93dcb 100644
--- a/pkg/parse.go
+++ b/pkg/parse.go
@@ -239,9 +239,20 @@ func loadRequest(list *ast.ObjectList) (*Request, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	var query map[string]string
+	if o := listVal.Filter("query"); len(o.Items) > 0 {
+		err := hcl.DecodeObject(&query, o.Items[0].Val)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"Error parsing query: %s",
+				err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	result = &Request{
 		Body:    body,
 		Headers: headers,
+		Query:   query,
 	}
 
 	return result, nil
diff --git a/pkg/parse_test.go b/pkg/parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a20c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package accord
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseHandlesQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
+	// an accord config with a query entry in the request block
+	config := `
+    endpoint "/users" {
+        method = "POST"
+
+        request {
+
+            query {
+                hello   = "world"
+                goodbye = "moon"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    `
+	// parse the string
+	ast, err := hcl.Parse(config)
+	// if there was something wrong
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// create the accord config from the ast
+	contract, err := parse(ast)
+	// if something went wrong
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	// grab the query log from the config request
+	query := contract.Endpoints[0].Request.Query
+	// check the values of the query map
+	if query["hello"] != "world" {
+		// the test failed
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Incorrect value for hello in request query. Found %v, wanted %v",
+			query["hello"], "world")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/response.go b/pkg/response.go
index 19a2c63..d58933c 100644
--- a/pkg/response.go
+++ b/pkg/response.go
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ type Response struct {
 // Request ...
 type Request struct {
 	Headers http.Header
-	Body    interface{} `hcl:"body"`
+	Body    interface{}       `hcl:"body"`
+	Query   map[string]string `hcl:"query"`
 }