diff --git a/hitt-request/src/lib.rs b/hitt-request/src/lib.rs
index bd7514e..a512b15 100644
--- a/hitt-request/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hitt-request/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,34 +15,37 @@ pub async fn send_request(
     input: &HittRequest,
 ) -> Result<HittResponse, reqwest::Error> {
     let url = input.uri.to_string();
-    let method = input.method.to_string();
 
-    let req = http_client
-        .request(input.method.clone(), &url)
-        .headers(input.headers.clone())
-        .body(input.body.clone().unwrap_or_default())
-        .version(input.http_version.unwrap_or(reqwest::Version::HTTP_11))
-        .build()?;
+    let mut partial_req = http_client.request(input.method.clone(), &url);
+
+    if let Some(http_version) = input.http_version {
+        partial_req = partial_req.version(http_version);
+    }
+
+    if !input.headers.is_empty() {
+        partial_req = partial_req.headers(input.headers.clone());
+    }
+
+    if input.body.is_some() {
+        if let Some(body) = input.body.clone() {
+            partial_req = partial_req.body(body);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let req = partial_req.build()?;
 
     // TODO: implement more precise benchmark?
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let res = http_client.execute(req).await?;
     let duration = start.elapsed();
 
-    let status_code = res.status();
-    let headers = res.headers().to_owned();
-
-    let http_version = res.version();
-
-    let body = res.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
-
     Ok(HittResponse {
         url,
-        method,
-        status_code,
-        headers,
-        body,
-        http_version,
+        method: input.method.to_string(),
+        status_code: res.status(),
+        headers: res.headers().to_owned(),
+        http_version: res.version(),
         duration,
+        body: res.text().await.unwrap_or_default(),
     })
 }