diff --git a/lib/bigquery/index.js b/lib/bigquery/index.js
index 27620c7008f..2d2c2d5c010 100644
--- a/lib/bigquery/index.js
+++ b/lib/bigquery/index.js
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ BigQuery.prototype.query = function(options, callback) {
 
   options = options || {};
 
+  var requestQuery = extend({}, options);
+  delete requestQuery.job;
+
   if (!util.is(callback, 'function')) {
     stream = streamEvents(through.obj());
     stream.once('reading', runQuery);
@@ -372,8 +375,9 @@ BigQuery.prototype.query = function(options, callback) {
 
   function runQuery() {
     if (options.job) {
-      that.makeReq_(
-        'GET', '/queries/' + options.job.id, options, null, responseHandler);
+      // Get results of the query.
+      var path = '/queries/' + options.job.id;
+      that.makeReq_('GET', path, requestQuery, null, responseHandler);
     } else {
       // Create a job.
       that.makeReq_('POST', '/queries', null, options, responseHandler);
diff --git a/test/bigquery/index.js b/test/bigquery/index.js
index 47856181ad7..3758d60a335 100644
--- a/test/bigquery/index.js
+++ b/test/bigquery/index.js
@@ -366,9 +366,7 @@ describe('BigQuery', function() {
       };
 
       bq.makeReq_ = function(method, path, query, body) {
-        assert.equal(body.query, QUERY_STRING);
-        assert.equal(body.a, 'b');
-        assert.equal(body.c, 'd');
+        assert.deepEqual(body, options);
         done();
       };
 
@@ -376,13 +374,25 @@ describe('BigQuery', function() {
     });
 
     it('should get the results of a job if one is provided', function(done) {
-      bq.makeReq_ = function(method, path) {
+      var options = {
+        job: bq.job(JOB_ID),
+        maxResults: 10,
+        timeoutMs: 8
+      };
+
+      var expectedRequestQuery = {
+        maxResults: 10,
+        timeoutMs: 8
+      };
+
+      bq.makeReq_ = function(method, path, query) {
         assert.equal(method, 'GET');
         assert.equal(path, '/queries/' + JOB_ID);
+        assert.deepEqual(query, expectedRequestQuery);
         done();
       };
 
-      bq.query({ job: bq.job(JOB_ID) }, assert.ifError);
+      bq.query(options, assert.ifError);
     });
 
     it('should be a stream if a callback is omitted', function() {