diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj b/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
index cf670acab4..8b626ff69a 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore.clj
@@ -241,11 +241,14 @@ Options can also be specified for extension modules
 
 (defn sign-blob-request
   "Get a signed http request for manipulating a blob in another application.
-   ex. curl.
+   ex. curl.  The default is for a :get request.
    The request argument is used to specify charecteristics of the request
    to be signed.  The :method key must be set to one of :get, :delete, and
    :put. For :put requests, :content-length must be specified. Optionally,
-   :content-type and content-md5 may be given."
+   :content-type, :content-disposition, :content-language, :content-encoding
+    and :content-md5  may be given."
+  ([container-name path]
+     (sign-blob-request container-name path {:method :get} *blobstore*))
   ([container-name path
     {:keys [method content-type content-length content-md5
             content-disposition content-encoding content-language] :as request}]
diff --git a/blobstore/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore_test.clj b/blobstore/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore_test.clj
index 71ef17b51d..d75fa91c7e 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore_test.clj
+++ b/blobstore/src/test/clojure/org/jclouds/blobstore_test.clj
@@ -112,9 +112,15 @@
 (deftest sign-blob-request-test
   (testing "delete"
     (let [request (sign-blob-request "container" "path" {:method :delete})]
+      (is (= "http://localhost/container/path" (str (.getEndpoint request))))
       (is (= "DELETE" (.getMethod request)))))
+  (testing "default request"
+    (let [request (sign-blob-request "container" "path")]
+      (is (= "http://localhost/container/path" (str (.getEndpoint request))))
+      (is (= "GET" (.getMethod request)))))
   (testing "get"
     (let [request (sign-blob-request "container" "path" {:method :get})]
+      (is (= "http://localhost/container/path" (str (.getEndpoint request))))
       (is (= "GET" (.getMethod request)))))
   (testing "put"
     (let [request (sign-blob-request