diff --git a/src/js/dao/privatekey-dao.js b/src/js/dao/privatekey-dao.js
index 4794342..5d8ba49 100644
--- a/src/js/dao/privatekey-dao.js
+++ b/src/js/dao/privatekey-dao.js
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ define(function() {
         }
 
         this._restDao.get({
-            uri: '/privatekey/user/' + options.userId + '/key/' + options.keyId,
-            payload: {
-                ignoreRecovery: true
-            }
+            uri: '/privatekey/user/' + options.userId + '/key/' + options.keyId + '?ignoreRecovery=true',
         }, function(err) {
             // 404: there is no encrypted private key on the server
             if (err && err.code !== 200) {
diff --git a/test/unit/privatekey-dao-test.js b/test/unit/privatekey-dao-test.js
index 216a462..7092cfa 100644
--- a/test/unit/privatekey-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/privatekey-dao-test.js
@@ -179,10 +179,7 @@ define(function(require) {
                 var keyId = '12345';
 
                 restDaoStub.get.withArgs({
-                    uri: '/privatekey/user/' + emailAddress + '/key/' + keyId,
-                    payload: {
-                        ignoreRecovery: true
-                    }
+                    uri: '/privatekey/user/' + emailAddress + '/key/' + keyId + '?ignoreRecovery=true'
                 }).yields();
 
                 privkeyDao.hasPrivateKey({