diff --git a/lib/httparty/logger/curl_logger.rb b/lib/httparty/logger/curl_logger.rb
index c024dabf..6fef2909 100644
--- a/lib/httparty/logger/curl_logger.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty/logger/curl_logger.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def format(request, response)
           end
         end
 
-        print_outgoing request.raw_request.body if request.raw_request && request.raw_request.body
+        print_outgoing request.raw_body
         print_outgoing ""
         print_incoming "HTTP/#{response.http_version} #{response.code}"
 
diff --git a/lib/httparty/request.rb b/lib/httparty/request.rb
index efffd6d0..a05f80ba 100644
--- a/lib/httparty/request.rb
+++ b/lib/httparty/request.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Request #:nodoc:
     end
 
     attr_accessor :http_method, :options, :last_response, :redirect, :last_uri
-    attr_reader :path, :raw_request
+    attr_reader :path
 
     def initialize(http_method, path, o={})
       self.http_method = http_method
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ def perform(&block)
       handle_response(chunked_body, &block)
     end
 
+    def raw_body
+      @raw_request.body
+    end
+
     private
 
     def http