diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
index 26a36f253f8da04bcd99f78494bae53f5a336d23..ce4beda506e5e2bb3927eecffbb9a832e4278e84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/Constants.java
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ public interface Constants {
 
     /** Enum to use for querying the state of a MergeRequest */
     public enum MergeRequestState {
+
         OPENED, CLOSED, MERGED, ALL;
 
         private static JacksonJsonEnumHelper<MergeRequestState> enumHelper = new JacksonJsonEnumHelper<>(MergeRequestState.class);
@@ -178,7 +179,6 @@ public interface Constants {
         @JsonCreator
         public static MergeRequestState forValue(String value) { return enumHelper.forValue(value); }
 
-
         @JsonValue
         public String toValue() {
             return (enumHelper.toString(this));
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ public interface Constants {
         }
     }
 
-
     /** Enum to use for specifying the state of a merge request or issue update. */
     public enum StateEvent {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
index cf296a249d95fab1c345ecd4c45b0cff41caf551..9739d1ecd6281dddfca6b6ddbe520e0d37367e2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/MergeRequestApi.java
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ public class MergeRequestApi extends AbstractApi {
      * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
      */
     public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId) throws GitLabApiException {
-        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, getDefaultPerPageParam(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests");
-        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<MergeRequest>>() {}));
+        return (getMergeRequests(projectId, 1, getDefaultPerPage()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,60 +63,55 @@ public class MergeRequestApi extends AbstractApi {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all merge requests for the specified project.
+     * Get all merge requests with a specific state for the specified project.
      *
-     * GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
+     * GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=:state
      *
      * @param projectId the project ID to get the merge requests for
-     * @param page the page to get
-     * @param perPage the number of MergeRequest instances per page
      * @param state the state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, or merged) or all of them (all).
      * @return all merge requests for the specified project
      * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
      */
-    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, int page, int perPage, MergeRequestState state) throws GitLabApiException {
-        Form formData = new GitLabApiForm()
-                .withParam("state", state)
-                .withParam(PAGE_PARAM, page)
-                .withParam(PER_PAGE_PARAM, perPage);
-        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests");
-        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<MergeRequest>>() {}));
+    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, MergeRequestState state) throws GitLabApiException {
+        return (getMergeRequests(projectId, state, 1, getDefaultPerPage()));
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Get all merge requests for the specified project.
      *
      * GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
      *
      * @param projectId the project ID to get the merge requests for
-     * @param itemsPerPage the number of MergeRequest instances that will be fetched per page
      * @param state the state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, or merged) or all of them (all).
+     * @param page the page to get
+     * @param perPage the number of MergeRequest instances per page
      * @return all merge requests for the specified project
      * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
      */
-    public Pager<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, int itemsPerPage, MergeRequestState state) throws GitLabApiException {
+    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, MergeRequestState state, int page, int perPage) throws GitLabApiException {
         Form formData = new GitLabApiForm()
-                .withParam("state", state);
-        return (new Pager<MergeRequest>(this, MergeRequest.class, itemsPerPage, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests"));
+                .withParam("state", state)
+                .withParam(PAGE_PARAM, page)
+                .withParam(PER_PAGE_PARAM, perPage);
+        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests");
+        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<MergeRequest>>() {}));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get all merge requests with a specific state for the specified project.
+     * Get all merge requests for the specified project.
      *
-     * GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=:state
+     * GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
      *
      * @param projectId the project ID to get the merge requests for
      * @param state the state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, or merged) or all of them (all).
+     * @param itemsPerPage the number of MergeRequest instances that will be fetched per page
      * @return all merge requests for the specified project
      * @throws GitLabApiException if any exception occurs
      */
-    public List<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, MergeRequestState state) throws GitLabApiException {
+    public Pager<MergeRequest> getMergeRequests(Integer projectId, MergeRequestState state, int itemsPerPage) throws GitLabApiException {
         Form formData = new GitLabApiForm()
-                .withParam("state", state)
-                .withParam(PER_PAGE_PARAM, getDefaultPerPage());
-        Response response = get(Response.Status.OK, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests");
-        return (response.readEntity(new GenericType<List<MergeRequest>>() {}));
+                .withParam("state", state);
+        return (new Pager<MergeRequest>(this, MergeRequest.class, itemsPerPage, formData.asMap(), "projects", projectId, "merge_requests"));
     }
 
     /**