diff --git a/scaleapi/_version.py b/scaleapi/_version.py
index 501a860..ae29715 100644
--- a/scaleapi/_version.py
+++ b/scaleapi/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "2.5.0"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"
 __package_name__ = "scaleapi"
diff --git a/scaleapi/api.py b/scaleapi/api.py
index 0f61199..d588a1d 100644
--- a/scaleapi/api.py
+++ b/scaleapi/api.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def _http_request(
 
         try:
             params = params or {}
-            body = body or {}
+            body = body or None
 
             res = https.request(
                 method=method,