diff --git a/src/Untappd.Net/Request/AuthenticatedRequest.cs b/src/Untappd.Net/Request/AuthenticatedRequest.cs
index 0f766bb..ea1561f 100644
--- a/src/Untappd.Net/Request/AuthenticatedRequest.cs
+++ b/src/Untappd.Net/Request/AuthenticatedRequest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-using Untappd.Net.Exception;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Untappd.Net.Request
 {
@@ -6,17 +10,18 @@ namespace Untappd.Net.Request
     {
         protected abstract string _EndPoint { get; }
         /// <summary>
-        /// Pass in the url parameter into the request...ie username, brewery, etc.
+        /// Pass in the parameter into the request...ie username, brewery, etc.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="parameter">this can be null if request has no url params</param>
+        /// <param name="parameter"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal string EndPoint(string parameter)
+        internal string EndPoint(string parameter = "")
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_EndPoint))
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(parameter))
             {
-                throw new EndpointConfigurationException();
+                parameter = string.Format("/{0}", parameter);
+                return string.Format(_EndPoint, parameter);
             }
-            return string.Format(_EndPoint, parameter);
+            return string.Format(_EndPoint, string.Empty);
         }
     }
 }