diff --git a/libs/fetcher.client.js b/libs/fetcher.client.js
index 0442bb9d..6f656181 100644
--- a/libs/fetcher.client.js
+++ b/libs/fetcher.client.js
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ module.exports = function createFetcherClient (options) {
          * @private
          */
         _sync: function (resource, operation, params, body, config, callback) {
+            if (typeof config === 'function') {
+                callback = config;
+                config = {};
+            }
+
             config = config || {};
             config.xhr = Fetcher.pathPrefix;
 
diff --git a/libs/fetcher.js b/libs/fetcher.js
index addf2702..5533c5e5 100644
--- a/libs/fetcher.js
+++ b/libs/fetcher.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ module.exports = function createFetcherClass (options) {
                 var defaultPath = Fetcher.pathPrefix + '/resource/',
                     path = req.path.substr(defaultPath.length).split(';');
                 request = {
+                    req: req,
                     resource: path.shift(),
                     operation: OP_READ,
                     params: qs.parse(path.join('&')),
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = function createFetcherClass (options) {
                 var requests = req.body.requests;
 
                 if (!requests || requests.length === 0) {
-                    res.send(204);
+                    res.status(204).end();
                 }
 
                 var DEFAULT_GUID = 'g0',
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = function createFetcherClass (options) {
                     config: singleRequest.config,
                     callback: function(err, data) {
                         if(err) {
-                            res.send('400', 'request failed');
+                            res.status(400).send('request failed');
                         }
                         var responseObj = {};
                         responseObj[DEFAULT_GUID] = {data: data};
@@ -161,7 +162,14 @@ module.exports = function createFetcherClass (options) {
             body = request.body,
             config = request.config,
             callback = request.callback,
-            args = [req, resource, params, config, callback];
+            args;
+
+        if (typeof config === 'function') {
+            callback = config;
+            config = {};
+        }
+
+        args = [req, resource, params, config, callback];
 
         if ((op === OP_CREATE) || (op === OP_UPDATE)) {
             args.splice(3, 0, body);
diff --git a/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.client.js b/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.client.js
index cc1fee42..e71281d0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.client.js
+++ b/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.client.js
@@ -101,18 +101,34 @@ describe('Client Fetcher', function () {
             var operation = 'create';
             fetcher[operation](resource, params, body, config, callback(operation, done));
         });
+        it('should handle CREATE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            var operation = 'create';
+            fetcher[operation](resource, params, body, callback(operation, done));
+        });
         it('should handle READ', function (done) {
             var operation = 'read';
             fetcher[operation](resource, params, config, done);
         });
+        it('should handle READ w/ no config', function (done) {
+            var operation = 'read';
+            fetcher[operation](resource, params, done);
+        });
         it('should handle UPDATE', function (done) {
             var operation = 'update';
             fetcher[operation](resource, params, body, config, callback(operation, done));
         });
+        it('should handle UPDATE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            var operation = 'update';
+            fetcher[operation](resource, params, body, callback(operation, done));
+        });
         it('should handle DELETE', function (done) {
             var operation = 'del';
             fetcher[operation](resource, params, config, callback('delete', done));
         });
+        it('should handle DELETE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            var operation = 'del';
+            fetcher[operation](resource, params, callback('delete', done));
+        });
     });
 
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.js b/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.js
index 1c6a0035..3aa527a2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.js
+++ b/tests/unit/libs/fetcher.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ var expect = chai.expect,
     qs = require('querystring');
 
 describe('Server Fetcher', function () {
-//    var Fetcher = fetchr(),
-//        fetcher = new Fetcher();
 
     it('should register fetchers', function () {
         var fn = Fetcher.getFetcher.bind(fetcher, mockFetcher.name);
@@ -40,8 +38,11 @@ describe('Server Fetcher', function () {
                     json: function () {
                         console.log('Not Expected: middleware responded with json');
                     },
-                    send: function (code) {
+                    status: function (code) {
                         console.log('Not Expected: middleware responded with', code);
+                    },
+                    send: function () {
+                        console.log('Not Expected: middleware responded with');
                     }
                 },
                 next = function () {
@@ -133,19 +134,30 @@ describe('Server Fetcher', function () {
             body = {},
             config = {};
 
-
         it('should handle CREATE', function (done) {
             fetcher.create(resource, params, body, config, done);
         });
+        it('should handle CREATE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            fetcher.create(resource, params, body, done);
+        });
         it('should handle READ', function (done) {
             fetcher.read(resource, params, config, done);
         });
+        it('should handle READ w/ no config', function (done) {
+            fetcher.read(resource, params, done);
+        });
         it('should handle UPDATE', function (done) {
             fetcher.update(resource, params, body, config, done);
         });
+        it('should handle UPDATE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            fetcher.update(resource, params, body, done);
+        });
         it('should handle DELETE', function (done) {
             fetcher.del(resource, params, config, done);
         });
+        it('should handle DELETE w/ no config', function (done) {
+            fetcher.del(resource, params, done);
+        });
     });
 
 });