diff --git a/goes.go b/goes.go
index 61af34f..330b805 100644
--- a/goes.go
+++ b/goes.go
@@ -46,90 +46,83 @@ func (c *Client) WithHTTPClient(cl *http.Client) *Client {
 // CreateIndex creates a new index represented by a name and a mapping
 func (c *Client) CreateIndex(name string, mapping interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     mapping,
 		IndexList: []string{name},
 		Method:    "PUT",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // DeleteIndex deletes an index represented by a name
 func (c *Client) DeleteIndex(name string) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: []string{name},
 		Method:    "DELETE",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // RefreshIndex refreshes an index represented by a name
 func (c *Client) RefreshIndex(name string) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: []string{name},
 		Method:    "POST",
 		API:       "_refresh",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // UpdateIndexSettings updates settings for existing index represented by a name and a settings
 // as described here: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-update-settings.html
 func (c *Client) UpdateIndexSettings(name string, settings interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     settings,
 		IndexList: []string{name},
 		Method:    "PUT",
 		API:       "_settings",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Optimize an index represented by a name, extra args are also allowed please check:
 // http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-optimize.html#indices-optimize
 func (c *Client) Optimize(indexList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 		Method:    "POST",
 		API:       "_optimize",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Stats fetches statistics (_stats) for the current elasticsearch server
 func (c *Client) Stats(indexList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       "_stats",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // IndexStatus fetches the status (_status) for the indices defined in
 // indexList. Use _all in indexList to get stats for all indices
 func (c *Client) IndexStatus(indexList []string) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       "_status",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // BulkSend bulk adds multiple documents in bulk mode
@@ -203,19 +196,33 @@ func (c *Client) BulkSend(documents []Document) (*Response, error) {
 	bulkData[len(bulkData)-1] = []byte(nil)
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:     c,
 		Method:   "POST",
 		API:      "_bulk",
 		BulkData: bytes.Join(bulkData, []byte("\n")),
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	resp, err := c.Do(&r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	if resp.Errors {
+		for _, item := range resp.Items {
+			for _, i := range item {
+				if i.Error != "" {
+					return resp, &SearchError{i.Error, i.Status}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return resp, &SearchError{Msg: "Unknown error while bulk indexing"}
+	}
+
+	return resp, err
 }
 
 // Search executes a search query against an index
 func (c *Client) Search(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		TypeList:  typeList,
@@ -224,13 +231,12 @@ func (c *Client) Search(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Count executes a count query against an index, use the Count field in the response for the result
 func (c *Client) Count(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		TypeList:  typeList,
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ func (c *Client) Count(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string,
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 //Query runs a query against an index using the provided http method.
@@ -247,7 +253,6 @@ func (c *Client) Count(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string,
 //for the HTTP method.
 func (c *Client) Query(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string, httpMethod string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		TypeList:  typeList,
@@ -256,7 +261,7 @@ func (c *Client) Query(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string,
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Scan starts scroll over an index
@@ -267,7 +272,6 @@ func (c *Client) Scan(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string,
 	v.Add("size", strconv.Itoa(size))
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: indexList,
 		TypeList:  typeList,
@@ -276,7 +280,7 @@ func (c *Client) Scan(query interface{}, indexList []string, typeList []string,
 		ExtraArgs: v,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Scroll fetches data by scroll id
@@ -285,27 +289,25 @@ func (c *Client) Scroll(scrollID string, timeout string) (*Response, error) {
 	v.Add("scroll", timeout)
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Method:    "POST",
 		API:       "_search/scroll",
 		ExtraArgs: v,
 		Body:      []byte(scrollID),
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Get a typed document by its id
 func (c *Client) Get(index string, documentType string, id string, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: []string{index},
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       documentType + "/" + id,
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Index indexes a Document
@@ -313,7 +315,6 @@ func (c *Client) Get(index string, documentType string, id string, extraArgs url
 // URL arguments, for example, to control routing, ttl, version, op_type, etc.
 func (c *Client) Index(d Document, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     d.Fields,
 		IndexList: []string{d.Index.(string)},
 		TypeList:  []string{d.Type},
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ func (c *Client) Index(d Document, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 		r.ID = d.ID.(string)
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Delete deletes a Document d
@@ -334,7 +335,6 @@ func (c *Client) Index(d Document, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 // URL arguments, for example, to control routing.
 func (c *Client) Delete(d Document, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: []string{d.Index.(string)},
 		TypeList:  []string{d.Type},
 		ExtraArgs: extraArgs,
@@ -342,117 +342,7 @@ func (c *Client) Delete(d Document, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 		ID:        d.ID.(string),
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
-}
-
-// Run executes an elasticsearch Request. It converts data to Json, sends the
-// request and returns the Response obtained
-func (req *Request) Run() (*Response, error) {
-	body, statusCode, err := req.run()
-	esResp := &Response{Status: statusCode}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return esResp, err
-	}
-
-	if req.Method != "HEAD" {
-		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &esResp)
-		if err != nil {
-			return esResp, err
-		}
-		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &esResp.Raw)
-		if err != nil {
-			return esResp, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	if req.API == "_bulk" && esResp.Errors {
-		for _, item := range esResp.Items {
-			for _, i := range item {
-				if i.Error != "" {
-					return esResp, &SearchError{i.Error, i.Status}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return esResp, &SearchError{Msg: "Unknown error while bulk indexing"}
-	}
-
-	if esResp.Error != "" {
-		return esResp, &SearchError{esResp.Error, esResp.Status}
-	}
-
-	return esResp, nil
-}
-
-func (req *Request) run() ([]byte, uint64, error) {
-	postData := []byte{}
-
-	// XXX : refactor this
-	if len(req.Body) > 0 {
-		postData = req.Body
-	} else if req.API == "_bulk" {
-		postData = req.BulkData
-	} else {
-		b, err := json.Marshal(req.Query)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, 0, err
-		}
-		postData = b
-	}
-
-	reader := bytes.NewReader(postData)
-
-	newReq, err := http.NewRequest(req.Method, req.URL(), reader)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	}
-
-	if req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PUT" {
-		newReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	}
-
-	resp, err := req.Conn.Client.Do(newReq)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, err
-	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, uint64(resp.StatusCode), err
-	}
-
-	if resp.StatusCode > 201 && resp.StatusCode < 400 {
-		return nil, uint64(resp.StatusCode), errors.New(string(body))
-	}
-
-	return body, uint64(resp.StatusCode), nil
-}
-
-// URL builds a Request for a URL
-func (req *Request) URL() string {
-	path := "/" + strings.Join(req.IndexList, ",")
-
-	if len(req.TypeList) > 0 {
-		path += "/" + strings.Join(req.TypeList, ",")
-	}
-
-	// XXX : for indexing documents using the normal (non bulk) API
-	if len(req.ID) > 0 {
-		path += "/" + req.ID
-	}
-
-	path += "/" + req.API
-
-	u := url.URL{
-		Scheme:   "http",
-		Host:     fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", req.Conn.Host, req.Conn.Port),
-		Path:     path,
-		RawQuery: req.ExtraArgs.Encode(),
-	}
-
-	return u.String()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // Buckets returns list of buckets in aggregation
@@ -489,39 +379,36 @@ func (b Bucket) Aggregation(name string) Aggregation {
 func (c *Client) PutMapping(typeName string, mapping interface{}, indexes []string) (*Response, error) {
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     mapping,
 		IndexList: indexes,
 		Method:    "PUT",
 		API:       "_mappings/" + typeName,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // GetMapping returns the mappings for the specified types
 func (c *Client) GetMapping(types []string, indexes []string) (*Response, error) {
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexes,
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       "_mapping/" + strings.Join(types, ","),
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // IndicesExist checks whether index (or indices) exist on the server
 func (c *Client) IndicesExist(indexes []string) (bool, error) {
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexes,
 		Method:    "HEAD",
 	}
 
-	resp, err := r.Run()
+	resp, err := c.Do(&r)
 
 	return resp.Status == 200, err
 }
@@ -529,7 +416,6 @@ func (c *Client) IndicesExist(indexes []string) (bool, error) {
 // Update updates the specified document using the _update endpoint
 func (c *Client) Update(d Document, query interface{}, extraArgs url.Values) (*Response, error) {
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: []string{d.Index.(string)},
 		TypeList:  []string{d.Type},
@@ -542,20 +428,19 @@ func (c *Client) Update(d Document, query interface{}, extraArgs url.Values) (*R
 		r.ID = d.ID.(string)
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // DeleteMapping deletes a mapping along with all data in the type
 func (c *Client) DeleteMapping(typeName string, indexes []string) (*Response, error) {
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      c,
 		IndexList: indexes,
 		Method:    "DELETE",
 		API:       "_mappings/" + typeName,
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 func (c *Client) modifyAlias(action string, alias string, indexes []string) (*Response, error) {
@@ -573,13 +458,12 @@ func (c *Client) modifyAlias(action string, alias string, indexes []string) (*Re
 	}
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:   c,
 		Query:  command,
 		Method: "POST",
 		API:    "_aliases",
 	}
 
-	return r.Run()
+	return c.Do(&r)
 }
 
 // AddAlias creates an alias to one or more indexes
@@ -596,12 +480,64 @@ func (c *Client) RemoveAlias(alias string, indexes []string) (*Response, error)
 func (c *Client) AliasExists(alias string) (bool, error) {
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:   c,
 		Method: "HEAD",
 		API:    "_alias/" + alias,
 	}
 
-	resp, err := r.Run()
+	resp, err := c.Do(&r)
 
 	return resp.Status == 200, err
 }
+
+// Do runs the request returned by the requestor and returns the parsed response
+func (c *Client) Do(r Requester) (*Response, error) {
+	req, err := r.Request()
+	if err != nil {
+		return &Response{}, err
+	}
+	req.URL.Scheme = "http"
+	req.URL.Host = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", c.Host, c.Port)
+
+	body, statusCode, err := c.doRequest(req)
+	esResp := &Response{Status: statusCode}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return esResp, err
+	}
+
+	if req.Method != "HEAD" {
+		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &esResp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return esResp, err
+		}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &esResp.Raw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return esResp, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if esResp.Error != "" {
+		return esResp, &SearchError{esResp.Error, esResp.Status}
+	}
+
+	return esResp, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) doRequest(req *http.Request) ([]byte, uint64, error) {
+	resp, err := c.Client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, uint64(resp.StatusCode), err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode > 201 && resp.StatusCode < 400 {
+		return nil, uint64(resp.StatusCode), errors.New(string(body))
+	}
+
+	return body, uint64(resp.StatusCode), nil
+}
diff --git a/goes_test.go b/goes_test.go
index ddd7731..cf34966 100644
--- a/goes_test.go
+++ b/goes_test.go
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestWithHTTPClient(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestUrl(c *C) {
-	conn := NewClient(ESHost, ESPort)
+	//conn := NewClient(ESHost, ESPort)
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      conn,
 		Query:     "q",
 		IndexList: []string{"i"},
 		TypeList:  []string{},
@@ -71,21 +70,21 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestUrl(c *C) {
 		API:       "_search",
 	}
 
-	c.Assert(r.URL(), Equals, "http://"+ESHost+":"+ESPort+"/i/_search")
+	c.Assert(r.URL().String(), Equals, "/i/_search")
 
 	r.IndexList = []string{"a", "b"}
-	c.Assert(r.URL(), Equals, "http://"+ESHost+":"+ESPort+"/a,b/_search")
+	c.Assert(r.URL().String(), Equals, "/a,b/_search")
 
 	r.TypeList = []string{"c", "d"}
-	c.Assert(r.URL(), Equals, "http://"+ESHost+":"+ESPort+"/a,b/c,d/_search")
+	c.Assert(r.URL().String(), Equals, "/a,b/c,d/_search")
 
 	r.ExtraArgs = make(url.Values, 1)
 	r.ExtraArgs.Set("version", "1")
-	c.Assert(r.URL(), Equals, "http://"+ESHost+":"+ESPort+"/a,b/c,d/_search?version=1")
+	c.Assert(r.URL().String(), Equals, "/a,b/c,d/_search?version=1")
 
 	r.ID = "1234"
 	r.API = ""
-	c.Assert(r.URL(), Equals, "http://"+ESHost+":"+ESPort+"/a,b/c,d/1234/?version=1")
+	c.Assert(r.URL().String(), Equals, "/a,b/c,d/1234/?version=1")
 }
 
 func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestEsDown(c *C) {
@@ -94,13 +93,12 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestEsDown(c *C) {
 	var query = map[string]interface{}{"query": "foo"}
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      conn,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: []string{"i"},
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       "_search",
 	}
-	_, err := r.Run()
+	_, err := conn.Do(&r)
 
 	c.Assert(err, ErrorMatches, ".* no such host")
 }
@@ -111,13 +109,12 @@ func (s *GoesTestSuite) TestRunMissingIndex(c *C) {
 	var query = map[string]interface{}{"query": "foo"}
 
 	r := Request{
-		Conn:      conn,
 		Query:     query,
 		IndexList: []string{"i"},
 		Method:    "GET",
 		API:       "_search",
 	}
-	_, err := r.Run()
+	_, err := conn.Do(&r)
 
 	c.Assert(err.Error(), Equals, "[404] IndexMissingException[[i] missing]")
 }
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abe05a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package goes
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Requester implements Request which builds an HTTP request for Elasticsearch
+type Requester interface {
+	// Request should set the URL and Body (if needed). The host of the URL will be overwritten by the client.
+	Request() (*http.Request, error)
+}
+
+// Request holds a single request to elasticsearch
+type Request struct {
+	// A search query
+	Query interface{}
+
+	// Which index to search into
+	IndexList []string
+
+	// Which type to search into
+	TypeList []string
+
+	// HTTP Method to user (GET, POST ...)
+	Method string
+
+	// Which api keyword (_search, _bulk, etc) to use
+	API string
+
+	// Bulk data
+	BulkData []byte
+
+	// Request body
+	Body []byte
+
+	// A list of extra URL arguments
+	ExtraArgs url.Values
+
+	// Used for the id field when indexing a document
+	ID string
+}
+
+// URL builds a URL for a Request
+func (req *Request) URL() *url.URL {
+	path := "/" + strings.Join(req.IndexList, ",")
+
+	if len(req.TypeList) > 0 {
+		path += "/" + strings.Join(req.TypeList, ",")
+	}
+
+	// XXX : for indexing documents using the normal (non bulk) API
+	if len(req.ID) > 0 {
+		path += "/" + req.ID
+	}
+
+	path += "/" + req.API
+
+	u := url.URL{
+		//Scheme:   "http",
+		//Host:     fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", req.Conn.Host, req.Conn.Port),
+		Path:     path,
+		RawQuery: req.ExtraArgs.Encode(),
+	}
+
+	return &u
+}
+
+// Request generates an http.Request based on the contents of the Request struct
+func (req *Request) Request() (*http.Request, error) {
+	postData := []byte{}
+
+	// XXX : refactor this
+	if len(req.Body) > 0 {
+		postData = req.Body
+	} else if req.API == "_bulk" {
+		postData = req.BulkData
+	} else {
+		b, err := json.Marshal(req.Query)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		postData = b
+	}
+
+	reader := ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(postData))
+
+	newReq, err := http.NewRequest(req.Method, "", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	newReq.URL = req.URL()
+	newReq.Body = reader
+	newReq.ContentLength = int64(len(postData))
+
+	if req.Method == "POST" || req.Method == "PUT" {
+		newReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+	return newReq, nil
+}
+
+var _ Requester = (*Request)(nil)
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 6aca112..dbfd686 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 package goes
 
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-)
+import "net/http"
 
 // Client represents a connection to elasticsearch
 type Client struct {
@@ -22,39 +19,6 @@ type Client struct {
 	Client *http.Client
 }
 
-// Request holds a single request to elasticsearch
-type Request struct {
-	// Which connection will be used
-	Conn *Client
-
-	// A search query
-	Query interface{}
-
-	// Which index to search into
-	IndexList []string
-
-	// Which type to search into
-	TypeList []string
-
-	// HTTP Method to user (GET, POST ...)
-	Method string
-
-	// Which api keyword (_search, _bulk, etc) to use
-	API string
-
-	// Bulk data
-	BulkData []byte
-
-	// Request body
-	Body []byte
-
-	// A list of extra URL arguments
-	ExtraArgs url.Values
-
-	// Used for the id field when indexing a document
-	ID string
-}
-
 // Response holds an elasticsearch response
 type Response struct {
 	Acknowledged bool