diff --git a/neutronclient/client.py b/neutronclient/client.py
index 0a68ff063..bc645f195 100644
--- a/neutronclient/client.py
+++ b/neutronclient/client.py
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
     USER_AGENT = 'python-neutronclient'
     CONTENT_TYPE = 'application/json'
 
-    # 8192 Is the default max URI len for eventlet.wsgi.server
-    MAX_URI_LEN = 8192
-
     def __init__(self, username=None, user_id=None,
                  tenant_name=None, tenant_id=None,
                  password=None, auth_url=None,
@@ -149,16 +146,9 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
 
         return resp, resp.text
 
-    def _check_uri_length(self, action):
-        uri_len = len(self.endpoint_url) + len(action)
-        if uri_len > self.MAX_URI_LEN:
-            raise exceptions.RequestURITooLong(
-                excess=uri_len - self.MAX_URI_LEN)
-
     def do_request(self, url, method, **kwargs):
         # Ensure client always has correct uri - do not guesstimate anything
         self.authenticate_and_fetch_endpoint_url()
-        self._check_uri_length(url)
 
         # Perform the request once. If we get a 401 back then it
         # might be because the auth token expired, so try to
diff --git a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20.py b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20.py
index df92e4d15..657b15e47 100644
--- a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20.py
+++ b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20.py
@@ -622,6 +622,17 @@ class ClientV2TestJson(CLITestV20Base):
         self.mox.VerifyAll()
         self.mox.UnsetStubs()
 
+    def test_do_request_with_long_uri_exception(self):
+        long_string = 'x' * 8200                  # 8200 > MAX_URI_LEN:8192
+        params = {'id': long_string}
+
+        try:
+            self.client.do_request('GET', '/test', body='', params=params)
+        except exceptions.RequestURITooLong as cm:
+            self.assertNotEqual(cm.excess, 0)
+        else:
+            self.fail('Expected exception NOT raised')
+
 
 class ClientV2UnicodeTestXML(ClientV2TestJson):
     format = 'xml'
diff --git a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_network.py b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_network.py
index 1ac49b637..31754be26 100644
--- a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_network.py
+++ b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_network.py
@@ -551,14 +551,14 @@ class CLITestV20NetworkJSON(test_cli20.CLITestV20Base):
             filters, response = self._build_test_data(data)
 
             # 1 char of extra URI len will cause a split in 2 requests
-            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.client.httpclient,
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.client,
                                      "_check_uri_length")
-            self.client.httpclient._check_uri_length(mox.IgnoreArg()).AndRaise(
+            self.client._check_uri_length(mox.IgnoreArg()).AndRaise(
                 exceptions.RequestURITooLong(excess=1))
 
             for data in sub_data_lists:
                 filters, response = self._build_test_data(data)
-                self.client.httpclient._check_uri_length(
+                self.client._check_uri_length(
                     mox.IgnoreArg()).AndReturn(None)
                 self.client.httpclient.request(
                     test_cli20.MyUrlComparator(
diff --git a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_securitygroup.py b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_securitygroup.py
index ec18fb8ee..8032e0390 100644
--- a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_securitygroup.py
+++ b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_securitygroup.py
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ class CLITestV20SecurityGroupsJSON(test_cli20.CLITestV20Base):
     def test_extend_list_exceed_max_uri_len(self):
         def mox_calls(path, data):
             # 1 char of extra URI len will cause a split in 2 requests
-            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.client.httpclient,
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.client,
                                      '_check_uri_length')
-            self.client.httpclient._check_uri_length(mox.IgnoreArg()).AndRaise(
+            self.client._check_uri_length(mox.IgnoreArg()).AndRaise(
                 exceptions.RequestURITooLong(excess=1))
             responses = self._build_test_data(data, excess=1)
 
             for item in responses:
-                self.client.httpclient._check_uri_length(
+                self.client._check_uri_length(
                     mox.IgnoreArg()).AndReturn(None)
                 self.client.httpclient.request(
                     test_cli20.end_url(path, item['filter']),
diff --git a/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py b/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py
index 0feac68e9..2e63bb2a2 100644
--- a/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py
+++ b/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ class ClientBase(object):
         # Raise the appropriate exception
         exception_handler_v20(status_code, des_error_body)
 
+    def _check_uri_length(self, action):
+        uri_len = len(self.httpclient.endpoint_url) + len(action)
+        if uri_len > self.MAX_URI_LEN:
+            raise exceptions.RequestURITooLong(
+                excess=uri_len - self.MAX_URI_LEN)
+
     def do_request(self, method, action, body=None, headers=None, params=None):
         # Add format and tenant_id
         action += ".%s" % self.format
@@ -192,6 +198,8 @@ class ClientBase(object):
             params = utils.safe_encode_dict(params)
             action += '?' + urlparse.urlencode(params, doseq=1)
 
+        self._check_uri_length(action)
+
         if body:
             body = self.serialize(body)
 
@@ -456,6 +464,9 @@ class Client(ClientBase):
                      'healthmonitors': 'healthmonitor',
                      }
 
+    # 8192 Is the default max URI len for eventlet.wsgi.server
+    MAX_URI_LEN = 8192
+
     @APIParamsCall
     def list_ext(self, path, **_params):
         """Client extension hook for lists.