diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/parseqs/ParseQS.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/parseqs/ParseQS.java
index fe597baf..f883b2c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/parseqs/ParseQS.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/parseqs/ParseQS.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public static String encode(Map<String, String> obj) {
     }
 
     public static Map<String, String> decode(String qs) {
-        Map<String, String> qry = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        Map<String, String> qry = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
         String[] pairs = qs.split("&");
         for (String _pair : pairs) {
             String[] pair = _pair.split("=");