diff --git a/src/serviceproviders.js b/src/serviceproviders.js
index d30ab51..32a32df 100644
--- a/src/serviceproviders.js
+++ b/src/serviceproviders.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const match = (uri, opts) => {
 }
 
 const directRequestHandler = async (spData) => {
-  const res = await req(spData.proof.fetch ? spData.proof.fetch : spData.proof.uri, 'json', { Accept: 'application/json' })
+  const res = await req(spData.proof.fetch ? spData.proof.fetch : spData.proof.uri, null, { Accept: 'application/json' })
 
   switch (spData.proof.format) {
     case 'json':
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const directRequestHandler = async (spData) => {
 
 const proxyRequestHandler = async (spData) => {
   const url = spData.proof.fetch ? spData.proof.fetch : spData.proof.uri
-  const res = await req(utils.generateProxyURL(spData.proof.format, url), 'json', { Accept: 'application/json' })
+  const res = await req(utils.generateProxyURL(spData.proof.format, url), null, { Accept: 'application/json' })
   const json = await res.json()
   return json.content
 }