diff --git a/scripts/build-test-app.sh b/scripts/build-test-app.sh
index 441df5c..0447e35 100755
--- a/scripts/build-test-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-test-app.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CDV=$ROOT/node_modules/.bin/cordova
 rm -rf $ROOT/temp
 mkdir $ROOT/temp
 cp -r $ROOT/test/app-template/ $ROOT/temp/
-cp $ROOT/test/app-test-definitions.js $ROOT/temp/www/js/
+cp $ROOT/test/app-test-definitions.js $ROOT/temp/www/
 cd $ROOT/temp
 $CDV prepare
 $CDV plugins add $ROOT
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttp.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttp.java
index 3cf3be9..c1a048a 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttp.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttp.java
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ abstract class CordovaHttp {
     private static AtomicBoolean disableRedirect = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
     private String urlString;
-    private JSONObject params;
+    private Object params;
     private String serializerName;
     private JSONObject headers;
     private int timeoutInMilliseconds;
     private CallbackContext callbackContext;
 
-    public CordovaHttp(String urlString, JSONObject params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttp(String urlString, Object params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         this.urlString = urlString;
         this.params = params;
         this.serializerName = "default";
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ abstract class CordovaHttp {
         this.callbackContext = callbackContext;
     }
 
-    public CordovaHttp(String urlString, JSONObject params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttp(String urlString, Object params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         this.urlString = urlString;
         this.params = params;
         this.serializerName = serializerName;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ abstract class CordovaHttp {
         return this.urlString;
     }
 
-    protected JSONObject getParamsObject() {
+    protected Object getParamsObject() {
         return this.params;
     }
 
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ abstract class CordovaHttp {
         return this.serializerName;
     }
 
-    protected HashMap<String, Object> getParamsMap() throws JSONException {
-        return this.getMapFromJSONObject(this.params);
+    protected HashMap<String, Object> getParamsMap() throws JSONException, Exception {
+        if (this.params instanceof JSONObject) {
+          return this.getMapFromJSONObject((JSONObject) this.params);
+        } else {
+          throw new Exception("unsupported params type, needs to be a JSON object");
+        }
     }
 
     protected JSONObject getHeadersObject() {
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDelete.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDelete.java
index f522d1e..e91aab5 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDelete.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDelete.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpDelete extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpDelete(String urlString, JSONObject data, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpDelete(String urlString, Object data, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, data, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class CordovaHttpDelete extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
index 53aa517..aa655c7 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpDownload.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 class CordovaHttpDownload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
     private String filePath;
 
-    public CordovaHttpDownload(String urlString, JSONObject params, JSONObject headers, String filePath, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpDownload(String urlString, Object params, JSONObject headers, String filePath, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
         this.filePath = filePath;
     }
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class CordovaHttpDownload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpGet.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpGet.java
index 8ce9a89..a3de313 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpGet.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpGet.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpGet extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpGet(String urlString, JSONObject params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpGet(String urlString, Object params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class CordovaHttpGet extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpHead.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpHead.java
index f545a59..9423046 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpHead.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpHead.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpHead extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpHead(String urlString, JSONObject params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpHead(String urlString, Object params, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class CordovaHttpHead extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPatch.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPatch.java
index cf88bb9..54894ba 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPatch.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPatch.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpPatch extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpPatch(String urlString, JSONObject params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpPatch(String urlString, Object params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, serializerName, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class CordovaHttpPatch extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPlugin.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPlugin.java
index 8595659..2cd8ded 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPlugin.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
     public boolean execute(String action, final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext) throws JSONException {
         if (action.equals("post")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             String serializerName = args.getString(2);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(3);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(4) * 1000;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             cordova.getThreadPool().execute(post);
         } else if (action.equals("get")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(2);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(3) * 1000;
             CordovaHttpGet get = new CordovaHttpGet(urlString, params, headers, timeoutInMilliseconds, callbackContext);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             cordova.getThreadPool().execute(get);
         } else if (action.equals("put")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             String serializerName = args.getString(2);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(3);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(4) * 1000;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             cordova.getThreadPool().execute(put);
         } else if (action.equals("patch")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             String serializerName = args.getString(2);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(3);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(4) * 1000;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
         }
          else if (action.equals("delete")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(2);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(3) * 1000;
             CordovaHttpDelete delete = new CordovaHttpDelete(urlString, params, headers, timeoutInMilliseconds, callbackContext);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             cordova.getThreadPool().execute(delete);
         } else if (action.equals("head")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(2);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(3) * 1000;
             CordovaHttpHead head = new CordovaHttpHead(urlString, params, headers, timeoutInMilliseconds, callbackContext);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             callbackContext.success();
         } else if (action.equals("uploadFile")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(2);
             String filePath = args.getString(3);
             String name = args.getString(4);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class CordovaHttpPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
             cordova.getThreadPool().execute(upload);
         } else if (action.equals("downloadFile")) {
             String urlString = args.getString(0);
-            JSONObject params = args.getJSONObject(1);
+            Object params = args.get(1);
             JSONObject headers = args.getJSONObject(2);
             String filePath = args.getString(3);
             int timeoutInMilliseconds = args.getInt(4) * 1000;
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPost.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPost.java
index 7fbb2d0..2ebe50e 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPost.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPost.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpPost extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpPost(String urlString, JSONObject params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpPost(String urlString, Object params, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, serializerName, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class CordovaHttpPost extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPut.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPut.java
index 5d58d8a..4b52630 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPut.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpPut.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.github.kevinsawicki.http.HttpRequest.HttpRequestException;
 
 class CordovaHttpPut extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
-    public CordovaHttpPut(String urlString, JSONObject data, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpPut(String urlString, Object data, String serializerName, JSONObject headers, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, data, serializerName, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CordovaHttpPut extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             }
         } catch (JSONException e) {
             this.respondWithError("There was an error generating the response");
-        }  catch (HttpRequestException e) {
+        } catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
             } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class CordovaHttpPut extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
index 2224b3c..4f5e8fc 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/cordovahttp/CordovaHttpUpload.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CordovaHttpUpload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
     private String filePath;
     private String name;
 
-    public CordovaHttpUpload(String urlString, JSONObject params, JSONObject headers, String filePath, String name, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
+    public CordovaHttpUpload(String urlString, Object params, JSONObject headers, String filePath, String name, int timeout, CallbackContext callbackContext) {
         super(urlString, params, headers, timeout, callbackContext);
         this.filePath = filePath;
         this.name = name;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class CordovaHttpUpload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             this.respondWithError("There was an error loading the file");
         } catch (JSONException e) {
             this.respondWithError("There was an error generating the response");
-        }  catch (HttpRequestException e) {
+        } catch (HttpRequestException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException) {
                 this.respondWithError(0, "The host could not be resolved");
             } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class CordovaHttpUpload extends CordovaHttp implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 this.respondWithError("There was an error with the request");
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          this.respondWithError(-1, e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/app-template/www/img/logo.png b/test/app-template/www/img/logo.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 9519e7d..0000000
Binary files a/test/app-template/www/img/logo.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/test/app-template/www/css/index.css b/test/app-template/www/index.css
similarity index 90%
rename from test/app-template/www/css/index.css
rename to test/app-template/www/index.css
index cc47e1c..c0452f4 100644
--- a/test/app-template/www/css/index.css
+++ b/test/app-template/www/index.css
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ body {
 
 button, input, textarea {
   display: block;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+button {
+  height: 2.5em;
+  font-size: 10pt;
+}
+
 input {
   text-align: center;
 }
diff --git a/test/app-template/www/index.html b/test/app-template/www/index.html
index 94da10f..24c8e89 100644
--- a/test/app-template/www/index.html
+++ b/test/app-template/www/index.html
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
         <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
         <meta name="msapplication-tap-highlight" content="no">
         <meta name="viewport" content="user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, width=device-width">
-        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/index.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index.css">
     </head>
     <body>
         <h1 id="descriptionLbl">Advanced HTTP test suite</h1>
         <input value="idle" id="statusInput" readonly></input>
-        <textarea rows="16" cols="50" id="expectedTextarea">Click next to run first test.</textarea>
-        <textarea rows="16" cols="50" id="resultTextarea"></textarea>
+        <textarea rows="16" cols="50" id="expectedTextarea" readonly>Click next to run first test.</textarea>
+        <textarea rows="16" cols="50" id="resultTextarea" readonly></textarea>
         <button id="nextBtn">Run next test</button>
 
         <script type="text/javascript" src="cordova.js"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="js/app-test-definitions.js"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="js/index.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="app-test-definitions.js"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="index.js"></script>
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/test/app-template/www/js/index.js b/test/app-template/www/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/app-template/www/js/index.js
rename to test/app-template/www/index.js
diff --git a/test/app-test-definitions.js b/test/app-test-definitions.js
index 626aabc..d1ccf89 100644
--- a/test/app-test-definitions.js
+++ b/test/app-test-definitions.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const hooks = {
 };
 
 const helpers = {
-  acceptAllCerts: function(done) { cordova.plugin.http.acceptAllCerts(true, done, done); }
+  acceptAllCerts: function(done) { cordova.plugin.http.acceptAllCerts(true, done, done); },
+  setJsonSerializer: function(done) { done(cordova.plugin.http.setDataSerializer('json')); }
 };
 
 const tests = [
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ const tests = [
     }
   },{
     description: 'should accept bad cert (GET)',
-    expected: 'resolved: {\"status\":200, ...',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status":200, ...',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
     func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.get('https://self-signed.badssl.com/', {}, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ const tests = [
     }
   },{
     description: 'should accept bad cert (PUT)',
-    expected: 'rejected: {\"status\":405, ... // will be rejected because PUT is not allowed',
+    expected: 'rejected: {"status":405, ... // will be rejected because PUT is not allowed',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
     func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.put('https://self-signed.badssl.com/', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const tests = [
     }
   },{
     description: 'should accept bad cert (POST)',
-    expected: 'rejected: {\"status\":405, ... // will be rejected because POST is not allowed',
+    expected: 'rejected: {"status":405, ... // will be rejected because POST is not allowed',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
     func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.post('https://self-signed.badssl.com/', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ const tests = [
     }
   },{
     description: 'should accept bad cert (PATCH)',
-    expected: 'rejected: {\"status\":405, ... // will be rejected because PATCH is not allowed',
+    expected: 'rejected: {"status":405, ... // will be rejected because PATCH is not allowed',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
     func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.patch('https://self-signed.badssl.com/', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ const tests = [
     }
   },{
     description: 'should accept bad cert (DELETE)',
-    expected: 'rejected: {\"status\":405, ... // will be rejected because DELETE is not allowed',
+    expected: 'rejected: {"status":405, ... // will be rejected because DELETE is not allowed',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
     func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.delete('https://self-signed.badssl.com/', {}, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
@@ -95,14 +96,68 @@ const tests = [
       result.data.should.include({ status: 405 });
     }
   },{
-    description: 'should fetch data from http://google.com/ (GET)',
-    expected: 'resolved: {\"status\":200, ...',
+    description: 'should fetch data from http://httpbin.org/ (GET)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status":200, ...',
     before: helpers.acceptAllCerts,
-    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.get('http://google.com/', {}, {}, resolve, reject); },
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.get('http://httpbin.org/', {}, {}, resolve, reject); },
     validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
       result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
       result.data.should.include({ status: 200 });
     }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON object correctly (POST)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "{\\"json\\":\\"test\\": \\"testString\\"}\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.post('http://httpbin.org/anything', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql({ test: 'testString' });
+    }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON object correctly (PUT)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "{\\"json\\":\\"test\\": \\"testString\\"}\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.put('http://httpbin.org/anything', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql({ test: 'testString' });
+    }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON object correctly (PATCH)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "{\\"json\\":\\"test\\": \\"testString\\"}\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.patch('http://httpbin.org/anything', { test: 'testString' }, {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql({ test: 'testString' });
+    }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON array correctly (POST)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "[ 1, 2, 3 ]\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.post('http://httpbin.org/anything', [ 1, 2, 3 ], {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql([ 1, 2, 3 ]);
+    }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON array correctly (PUT)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "[ 1, 2, 3 ]\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.put('http://httpbin.org/anything', [ 1, 2, 3 ], {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql([ 1, 2, 3 ]);
+    }
+  },{
+    description: 'should send JSON array correctly (PATCH)',
+    expected: 'resolved: {"status": 200, data: "[ 1, 2, 3 ]\" ...',
+    before: helpers.setJsonSerializer,
+    func: function(resolve, reject) { cordova.plugin.http.patch('http://httpbin.org/anything', [ 1, 2, 3 ], {}, resolve, reject); },
+    validationFunc: function(driver, result) {
+      result.type.should.be.equal('resolved');
+      JSON.parse(result.data.data).json.should.eql([ 1, 2, 3 ]);
+    }
   }
 ];