diff --git a/src/fetch.ts b/src/fetch.ts
index 3c2b4408..c222466c 100644
--- a/src/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/fetch.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ export function createFetch(globalOptions: CreateFetchOptions = {}): $Fetch {
     };
 
     // Uppercase method name
-    context.options.method = context.options.method?.toUpperCase();
+    if (context.options.method) {
+      context.options.method = context.options.method.toUpperCase();
+    }
 
     if (context.options.onRequest) {
       await callHooks(context, context.options.onRequest);
@@ -120,6 +122,13 @@ export function createFetch(globalOptions: CreateFetchOptions = {}): $Fetch {
       }
       if (context.options.query) {
         context.request = withQuery(context.request, context.options.query);
+        delete context.options.query;
+      }
+      if ("query" in context.options) {
+        delete context.options.query;
+      }
+      if ("params" in context.options) {
+        delete context.options.params;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index df1d00ae..f432e2d7 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ import {
   readRawBody,
   toNodeListener,
 } from "h3";
-import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  describe,
+  beforeEach,
+  beforeAll,
+  afterAll,
+  it,
+  expect,
+  vi,
+} from "vitest";
 import { Headers, FormData, Blob } from "node-fetch-native";
 import { nodeMajorVersion } from "std-env";
 import { $fetch } from "../src/node";
@@ -18,6 +26,8 @@ describe("ofetch", () => {
   let listener;
   const getURL = (url) => joinURL(listener.url, url);
 
+  const fetch = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch");
+
   beforeAll(async () => {
     const app = createApp()
       .use(
@@ -89,6 +99,10 @@ describe("ofetch", () => {
     listener.close().catch(console.error);
   });
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fetch.mockClear();
+  });
+
   it("ok", async () => {
     expect(await $fetch(getURL("ok"))).to.equal("ok");
   });
@@ -510,4 +524,13 @@ describe("ofetch", () => {
     expect(onResponse).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(onResponseError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
+
+  it("default fetch options", async () => {
+    await $fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1", {});
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    const options = fetch.mock.calls[0][1];
+    expect(options).toStrictEqual({
+      headers: expect.any(Headers),
+    });
+  });
 });