diff --git a/net/http_client.android.ts b/net/http_client.android.ts
index d00457dc7..685346eb4 100644
--- a/net/http_client.android.ts
+++ b/net/http_client.android.ts
@@ -12,18 +12,7 @@ export class http {
       */
     public static getString(url: string): promises.Promise {
         var d = new promises.Deferred();
-
-        var context = app_module.tk.ui.Application.current.android.context;
-        com.koushikdutta.ion.Ion.with(context, url).asString().setCallback(new com.koushikdutta.async.future.FutureCallback({
-            onCompleted: function (e, result) {
-                if (e) {
-                    d.reject(e);
-                    return;
-                }
-                d.resolve(result);
-            }
-        }));
-
+        http.get(url, r => d.resolve(r), e => d.reject(e));
         return d.promise();
     }
 
@@ -32,18 +21,7 @@ export class http {
       */
     public static getJSON(url: string): promises.Promise {
         var d = new promises.Deferred();
-
-        var context = app_module.tk.ui.Application.current.android.context;
-        com.koushikdutta.ion.Ion.with(context, url).asString().setCallback(new com.koushikdutta.async.future.FutureCallback({
-            onCompleted: function (e, result) {
-                if (e) {
-                    d.reject(e);
-                    return;
-                }
-                d.resolve(JSON.parse(result));
-            }
-        }));
-
+        http.get(url, r => d.resolve(JSON.parse(r)), e => d.reject(e));
         return d.promise();
     }
 
@@ -52,23 +30,36 @@ export class http {
       */
     public static getImage(url: string): promises.Promise {
         var d = new promises.Deferred();
-
-        var context = app_module.tk.ui.Application.current.android.context;
-        com.koushikdutta.ion.Ion.with(context, url).asBitmap().setCallback(new com.koushikdutta.async.future.FutureCallback({
-            onCompleted: function (e, result) {
-                if (e) {
-                    d.reject(e);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var image = new image_module.Image();
-                image.loadFromBitmap(result);
-
-                d.resolve(image);
-            }
-        }));
-
-
+        http.get(url, r => {
+            var image = new image_module.Image();
+            image.loadFromBitmap(r);
+            d.resolve(image);
+        }, e => d.reject(e));
         return d.promise();
     }
+
+    private static get(url: string, successCallback: (result: any) => void, errorCallback?: (e: Error) => void) {
+        try {
+            var isImage = url.match(/\.(jpeg|jpg|gif|png)$/) != null;
+
+            var context = app_module.tk.ui.Application.current.android.context;
+            var request = com.koushikdutta.ion.Ion.with(context, url);
+
+            request = isImage ? request.asBitmap() : request.asString();
+
+            request.setCallback(new com.koushikdutta.async.future.FutureCallback({
+                onCompleted: function (error, data) {
+                    if (error && errorCallback) {
+                        errorCallback(new Error(error.toString()));
+                    } else if (successCallback) {
+                        successCallback(data);
+                    }
+                }
+            }));
+        } catch (ex) {
+            if (errorCallback) {
+                errorCallback(ex);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }