diff --git a/graphite_beacon/handlers/http.py b/graphite_beacon/handlers/http.py
index 97a8577..d102971 100644
--- a/graphite_beacon/handlers/http.py
+++ b/graphite_beacon/handlers/http.py
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ def notify(self, level, alert, value, target=None, ntype=None, rule=None):
 
         data.update(self.params)
         body = urllib.urlencode(data)
-        yield self.client.fetch(self.url, method=self.method, body=body)
+
+        if self.method == 'GET':
+            url = self.url + '?' + body
+            yield self.client.fetch(url, method=self.method)
+        else:
+            yield self.client.fetch(self.url, method=self.method, body=body)