diff --git a/lastpass/fetcher.py b/lastpass/fetcher.py
index e8e33b5..da9979d 100644
--- a/lastpass/fetcher.py
+++ b/lastpass/fetcher.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ def fetch(session, web_client=http):
 
 
 def request_iteration_count(username, web_client=http):
-    response = web_client.post('https://lastpass.com/iterations.php',
-                               data={'email': username},
-                               headers=headers)
+    response = web_client.get('https://lastpass.com/iterations.php',
+                              params={'email': username},
+                              headers=headers)
     if response.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
         raise NetworkError()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_fetcher.py b/tests/test_fetcher.py
index d2f716f..f1c472d 100644
--- a/tests/test_fetcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_fetcher.py
@@ -58,35 +58,35 @@ def test_logout_raises_an_exception_on_HTTP_error(self):
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_makes_a_post_request(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_ok(str(self.key_iteration_count))
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_ok(str(self.key_iteration_count))
         fetcher.request_iteration_count(self.username, m)
-        m.post.assert_called_with('https://lastpass.com/iterations.php',
-                                  data={'email': self.username},
-                                  headers=fetcher.headers)
+        m.get.assert_called_with('https://lastpass.com/iterations.php',
+                                 params={'email': self.username},
+                                 headers=fetcher.headers)
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_returns_key_iteration_count(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_ok(str(self.key_iteration_count))
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_ok(str(self.key_iteration_count))
         self.assertEqual(fetcher.request_iteration_count(self.username, m), self.key_iteration_count)
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_raises_an_exception_on_http_error(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_error()
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_error()
         self.assertRaises(lastpass.NetworkError, fetcher.request_iteration_count, self.username, m)
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_raises_an_exception_on_invalid_key_iteration_count(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_ok('not a number')
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_ok('not a number')
         self.assertRaises(lastpass.InvalidResponseError, fetcher.request_iteration_count, self.username, m)
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_raises_an_exception_on_zero_key_iteration_cont(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_ok('0')
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_ok('0')
         self.assertRaises(lastpass.InvalidResponseError, fetcher.request_iteration_count, self.username, m)
 
     def test_request_iteration_count_raises_an_exception_on_negative_key_iteration_cont(self):
         m = mock.Mock()
-        m.post.return_value = self._http_ok('-1')
+        m.get.return_value = self._http_ok('-1')
         self.assertRaises(lastpass.InvalidResponseError, fetcher.request_iteration_count, self.username, m)
 
     def test_request_login_makes_a_post_request(self):