diff --git a/lib/Repository.js b/lib/Repository.js
index d338b261..0ebea37f 100644
--- a/lib/Repository.js
+++ b/lib/Repository.js
@@ -235,11 +235,13 @@ class Repository extends Requestable {
     * Get a description of a git tree
     * @see https://developer.github.com/v3/git/trees/#get-a-tree
     * @param {string} treeSHA - the SHA of the tree to fetch
+    * @param {boolean} recursive - Get tree recursively or not
     * @param {Requestable.callback} cb - will receive the callback data
     * @return {Promise} - the promise for the http request
     */
-   getTree(treeSHA, cb) {
-      return this._request('GET', `/repos/${this.__fullname}/git/trees/${treeSHA}`, null, cb);
+   getTree(treeSHA, recursive, cb) {
+      recursive = recursive ? '?recursive=true' : '';
+      return this._request('GET', `/repos/${this.__fullname}/git/trees/${treeSHA}${recursive}`, null, cb);
    }
 
    /**
@@ -680,7 +682,7 @@ class Repository extends Requestable {
    move(branch, oldPath, newPath, cb) {
       let oldSha;
       return this.getRef(`heads/${branch}`)
-         .then(({data: {object}}) => this.getTree(`${object.sha}?recursive=true`))
+         .then(({data: {object}}) => this.getTree(`${object.sha}`, true))
          .then(({data: {tree, sha}}) => {
             oldSha = sha;
             let newTree = tree.map((ref) => {
diff --git a/test/repository.spec.js b/test/repository.spec.js
index ef5101cf..eee77e76 100644
--- a/test/repository.spec.js
+++ b/test/repository.spec.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Repository', function() {
       });
 
       it('should get tree', function(done) {
-         remoteRepo.getTree('master', assertSuccessful(done, function(err, response) {
+         remoteRepo.getTree('master', true, assertSuccessful(done, function(err, response) {
             let {tree} = response;
             expect(tree).to.be.an.array();
             expect(tree.length).to.be.above(0);