diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index d6a69cf..9c0cddd 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ each property corresponds to specific settings for that given url.
 
 The options available for each url are the same as those available to `http.request` (http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_request_options_callback).
 
+When using the configuration setting `headers` you *must* provide the value as a valid JSON string.
+
 ### Example
 ```ini
 [localhost]
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ num = 5
 [localhost/submit]
 port = 8000
 data = this is a test
+headers = {"some": "values"}
 method = post
 num = 2
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 4ade422..bc6e7a4 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ var errors = [];
 var errors_length = 0;
 var urls = [];
 for( var key in config.urls ){
+    if(config.urls[key]['headers']){
+	config.urls[key]['headers'] = JSON.parse(config.urls[key]['headers']);
+    }
     var url = config.urls[key];
     for( var i = 0; i < url.num; ++i ){
 	urls.push(url);