diff --git a/lib/fog/openstack/requests/storage/get_object.rb b/lib/fog/openstack/requests/storage/get_object.rb
index 1f57c3f28..451510330 100644
--- a/lib/fog/openstack/requests/storage/get_object.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/openstack/requests/storage/get_object.rb
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ module Fog
         # * object<~String> - Name of object to look for
         #
         def get_object(container, object, &block)
-          params = {}
-
-          if block_given?
-            params[:response_block] = Proc.new
-          end
-
-          request(params.merge!({
+          params = {
             :expects  => 200,
             :method   => 'GET',
             :path     => "#{Fog::OpenStack.escape(container)}/#{Fog::OpenStack.escape(object)}"
-          }), false)
+          }
+
+          if block_given?
+            params[:response_block] = block
+          end
+
+          request(params, false)
         end
 
       end
diff --git a/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb b/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
index a38f95b60..4fc2b7d81 100644
--- a/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ module Fog
           @path = @original_path
         end
 
-        def request(params, parse_json = true, &block)
+        def request(params, parse_json = true)
           begin
             response = @connection.request(params.merge({
               :headers  => {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ module Fog
               }.merge!(params[:headers] || {}),
               :host     => @host,
               :path     => "#{@path}/#{params[:path]}",
-            }), &block)
+            }))
           rescue Excon::Errors::Unauthorized => error
             if error.response.body != 'Bad username or password' # token expiration
               @openstack_must_reauthenticate = true