diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index a57a7aa..83bb722 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -464,12 +464,12 @@ impl Client {
     ///
     /// This method fails if there was an error while sending request,
     /// redirect loop was detected or redirect limit was exhausted.
-    pub fn execute(&self, request: Request) -> Pending {
+    pub fn execute(&self, request: Request) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = ::Error> {
         self.execute_request(request)
     }
 
 
-    fn execute_request(&self, req: Request) -> Pending {
+    pub(super) fn execute_request(&self, req: Request) -> Pending {
         let (
             method,
             url,
diff --git a/src/async_impl/request.rs b/src/async_impl/request.rs
index cc77292..226e45e 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/request.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/request.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
     /// ```
     pub fn send(self) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = ::Error> {
         match self.request {
-            Ok(req) => self.client.execute(req),
+            Ok(req) => self.client.execute_request(req),
             Err(err) => Pending::new_err(err),
         }
     }