diff --git a/deps/rest-client/README b/deps/rest-client/README
index 3942c12..7c8e1e6 100644
--- a/deps/rest-client/README
+++ b/deps/rest-client/README
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ using curl at the command line.  Better yet, require gem from within your
 
 Written by Adam Wiggins (adam at heroku dot com)
 
+Patches contributed by: Chris Anderson, Greg Borenstein
+
 Released under the MIT License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 
 http://rest-client.heroku.com
diff --git a/deps/rest-client/Rakefile b/deps/rest-client/Rakefile
index e79818d..868cbc5 100644
--- a/deps/rest-client/Rakefile
+++ b/deps/rest-client/Rakefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require 'rake/gempackagetask'
 require 'rake/rdoctask'
 require 'fileutils'
 
-version = "0.2"
+version = "0.3"
 name = "rest-client"
 
 spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
diff --git a/deps/rest-client/lib/rest_client.rb b/deps/rest-client/lib/rest_client.rb
index c852963..522ac26 100644
--- a/deps/rest-client/lib/rest_client.rb
+++ b/deps/rest-client/lib/rest_client.rb
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ module RestClient
 		def initialize(args)
 			@method = args[:method] or raise ArgumentError, "must pass :method"
 			@url = args[:url] or raise ArgumentError, "must pass :url"
-			@payload = args[:payload]
 			@headers = args[:headers] || {}
+			@payload = process_payload(args[:payload])
 			@user = args[:user]
 			@password = args[:password]
 		end
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ module RestClient
 
 		def execute_inner
 			uri = parse_url(url)
-			uri_path = uri.respond_to?(:request_uri) ? uri.request_uri : uri.path
-			transmit uri, net_http_class(method).new(uri_path, make_headers(headers)), payload
+			transmit uri, net_http_class(method).new(uri.request_uri, make_headers(headers)), payload
 		end
 
 		def make_headers(user_headers)
@@ -80,13 +79,22 @@ module RestClient
 		end
 
 		# A redirect was encountered; caught by execute to retry with the new url.
-		class Redirect < Exception; end
+		class Redirect < RuntimeError; end
 
 		# Request failed with an unhandled http error code.
-		class RequestFailed < Exception; end
+		class RequestFailed < RuntimeError; end
 
 		# Authorization is required to access the resource specified.
-		class Unauthorized < Exception; end
+		class Unauthorized < RuntimeError; end
+
+		def process_payload(p=nil)
+			unless p.is_a?(Hash)
+				p
+			else
+				@headers[:content_type] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+				p.keys.map { |k| "#{k}=#{URI.escape(p[k].to_s)}" }.join("&")
+			end
+		end
 
 		def transmit(uri, req, payload)
 			setup_credentials(req)
diff --git a/deps/rest-client/spec/rest_client_spec.rb b/deps/rest-client/spec/rest_client_spec.rb
index 7980beb..cfaf932 100644
--- a/deps/rest-client/spec/rest_client_spec.rb
+++ b/deps/rest-client/spec/rest_client_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe RestClient do
 			@request = RestClient::Request.new(:method => :put, :url => 'http://some/resource', :payload => 'payload')
 
 			@uri = mock("uri")
-			@uri.stub!(:path).and_return('/resource')
+			@uri.stub!(:request_uri).and_return('/resource')
 			@uri.stub!(:host).and_return('some')
 			@uri.stub!(:port).and_return(80)
 		end
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ describe RestClient do
 			@request.transmit(@uri, 'req', nil)
 		end
 
+		it "passes non-hash payloads straight through" do
+			@request.process_payload("x").should == "x"
+		end
+
+		it "converts a hash payload to urlencoded data" do
+			@request.process_payload(:a => 'b c').should == "a=b%20c"
+		end
+
+		it "set urlencoded content_type header on hash payloads" do
+			@request.process_payload(:a => 1)
+			@request.headers[:content_type].should == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+		end
+
 		it "sets up the credentials prior to the request" do
 			http = mock("net::http connection")
 			Net::HTTP.should_receive(:start).and_yield(http)