diff --git a/lib/her/api.rb b/lib/her/api.rb
index 5064b8ff..e7693383 100644
--- a/lib/her/api.rb
+++ b/lib/her/api.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def request(opts={})
         end
       end
 
-      { :parsed_data => response.env[:body], :response => response }
+      { :parsed_data => response.env[:body].symbolize_keys, :response => response }
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/lib/her/model/attributes.rb b/lib/her/model/attributes.rb
index ea4e79ce..8a73dec7 100644
--- a/lib/her/model/attributes.rb
+++ b/lib/her/model/attributes.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ def new_collection(parsed_data)
         #
         # @private
         def new_from_parsed_data(parsed_data)
-          parsed_data = parsed_data.with_indifferent_access
           new(parse(parsed_data[:data]).merge :_metadata => parsed_data[:metadata], :_errors => parsed_data[:errors])
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/her/model/http.rb b/lib/her/model/http.rb
index 09ab84a3..290d9983 100644
--- a/lib/her/model/http.rb
+++ b/lib/her/model/http.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def #{method}_collection(path, params={})
             def #{method}_resource(path, params={})
               path = build_request_path_from_string_or_symbol(path, params)
               send(:"#{method}_raw", path, params) do |parsed_data, response|
+
                 new(parse(parsed_data[:data]).merge :_metadata => parsed_data[:metadata], :_errors => parsed_data[:errors])
               end
             end
diff --git a/spec/model/http_spec.rb b/spec/model/http_spec.rb
index d982505e..6ba821dd 100644
--- a/spec/model/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model/http_spec.rb
@@ -153,6 +153,98 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "making HTTP requests that returnd string keys hash" do
+    before do
+      class MyCustomParser < Faraday::Response::Middleware
+        def on_complete(env)
+          json = JSON.parse(env[:body])
+          errors = json.delete('errors') || {}
+          metadata = json.delete('metadata') || []
+          env[:body] = { 'data' => json, 'errors' => errors, 'metadata' => metadata }
+        end
+      end
+
+      Her::API.setup :url => "https://api.example.com" do |builder|
+        builder.use MyCustomParser
+        builder.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+        builder.adapter :test do |stub|
+          stub.get("/users") { |env| [200, {}, [{ :id => 1 }].to_json] }
+          stub.get("/users/1") { |env| [200, {}, { :id => 1 }.to_json] }
+          stub.get("/users/popular") do |env|
+            if env[:params]["page"] == "2"
+              [200, {}, [{ :id => 3 }, { :id => 4 }].to_json]
+            else
+              [200, {}, [{ :id => 1 }, { :id => 2 }].to_json]
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      spawn_model "Foo::User"
+    end
+
+    describe :get do
+      subject { Foo::User.get(:popular) }
+      its(:length) { should == 2 }
+      specify { subject.first.id.should == 1 }
+    end
+
+    describe :get_raw do
+      context "with a block" do
+        specify do
+          Foo::User.get_raw("/users") do |parsed_data, response|
+            parsed_data[:data].should == [{ 'id' => 1 }]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with a return value" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_raw("/users") }
+        specify { subject[:parsed_data][:data].should == [{ 'id' => 1 }] }
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe :get_collection do
+      context "with a String path" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_collection("/users/popular") }
+        its(:length) { should == 2 }
+        specify { subject.first.id.should == 1 }
+      end
+
+      context "with a Symbol" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_collection(:popular) }
+        its(:length) { should == 2 }
+        specify { subject.first.id.should == 1 }
+      end
+
+      context "with extra parameters" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_collection(:popular, :page => 2) }
+        its(:length) { should == 2 }
+        specify { subject.first.id.should == 3 }
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe :get_resource do
+      context "with a String path" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_resource("/users/1") }
+        its(:id) { should == 1 }
+      end
+
+      context "with a Symbol" do
+        subject { Foo::User.get_resource(:"1") }
+        its(:id) { should == 1 }
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe :get_raw do
+      specify do
+        Foo::User.get_raw(:popular) do |parsed_data, response|
+          parsed_data[:data].should == [{ 'id' => 1 }, { 'id' => 2 }]
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context "setting custom HTTP requests" do
     before do
       Her::API.setup :url => "https://api.example.com" do |connection|
diff --git a/spec/model/orm_spec.rb b/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
index 5bf523a9..4bab3860 100644
--- a/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,55 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "mapping data, metadata and error data when using Faraday-HTTP-Cache" do
+    before do
+      class MyCustomParser < Faraday::Response::Middleware
+        def on_complete(env)
+          json = JSON.parse(env[:body])
+          data = json.delete('data')
+          errors = json.delete('errors') || {}
+          metadata = json.delete('metadata') || []
+          env[:body] = { 'data' => data, 'errors' => errors, 'metadata' => metadata }
+        end
+      end
+
+      api = Her::API.new
+
+      api.setup :url => "https://api.example.com" do |builder|
+        builder.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+        builder.use MyCustomParser
+        builder.adapter :test do |stub|
+          stub.get("/users") { |env| [200, {}, { 'data' => [{ :id => 1, :name => "Tobias Fünke" }, { :id => 2, :name => "Lindsay Fünke" }], 'metadata' => { :total_pages => 10, :next_page => 2 }, 'errors' => ["Oh", "My", "God"] }.to_json] }
+          stub.post("/users") { |env| [200, {}, { 'data' => { :name => "George Michael Bluth" }, 'metadata' => { :foo => "bar" }, 'errors' => ["Yes", "Sir"] }.to_json] }
+        end
+      end
+
+      spawn_model :User do
+        uses_api api
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "handles metadata on a collection" do
+      @users = User.all
+      @users.metadata['total_pages'].should == 10
+    end
+
+    it "handles error data on a collection" do
+      @users = User.all
+      @users.errors.length.should == 3
+    end
+
+    it "handles metadata on a resource" do
+      @user = User.create(:name => "George Michael Bluth")
+      @user.metadata['foo'].should == "bar"
+    end
+
+    it "handles error data on a resource" do
+      @user = User.create(:name => "George Michael Bluth")
+      @user.response_errors.should == ["Yes", "Sir"]
+    end
+  end
+
   context "defining custom getters and setters" do
     before do
       api = Her::API.new