diff --git a/djproxy/views.py b/djproxy/views.py
index ca04d94..0c11480 100644
--- a/djproxy/views.py
+++ b/djproxy/views.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def proxy(self):
             allow_redirects=False, verify=self.verify_ssl, cert=self.cert,
             timeout=self.timeout)
 
-        result = request(**request_kwargs)
+        result = self._request(**request_kwargs)
 
         response = HttpResponse(result.content, status=result.status_code)
 
@@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ def proxy(self):
 
         return self.middleware.process_response(
             self, self.request, result, response)
+
+    def _request(self, **kwargs):
+        return request(**kwargs)