diff --git a/lib/Adaptor.js b/lib/Adaptor.js
index 5918027..59d41e0 100644
--- a/lib/Adaptor.js
+++ b/lib/Adaptor.js
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ function execute(...operations) {
   };
 }
 
-var Cookie = _toughCookie.default.Cookie;
 var cookiejar = new _toughCookie.default.CookieJar();
+var Cookie = _toughCookie.default.Cookie;
 axios.interceptors.request.use(config => {
   cookiejar === null || cookiejar === void 0 ? void 0 : cookiejar.getCookies(config.url, (err, cookies) => {
     config.headers.cookie = cookies === null || cookies === void 0 ? void 0 : cookies.join('; ');
@@ -164,16 +164,14 @@ function handleResponse(state, response) {
     params: response.config
   });
   if (error) throw error;
-  const backCompatibleResponse = { ...response,
+  const compatibleResp = { ...response,
     httpStatus: response.status,
-    message: response.statusText
-  };
-  const standardDataResponse = { ...backCompatibleResponse,
-    data: (0, _Utils.tryJson)(backCompatibleResponse.data)
+    message: response.statusText,
+    data: (0, _Utils.tryJson)(response.data)
   };
-  const responseWithCookies = handleCookies(standardDataResponse);
-  return { ...(0, _languageCommon.composeNextState)(state, responseWithCookies.data),
-    response: responseWithCookies
+  const respWithCookies = handleCookies(compatibleResp);
+  return { ...(0, _languageCommon.composeNextState)(state, respWithCookies.data),
+    response: respWithCookies
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c09b1df..126c785 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openfn/language-http",
-  "version": "3.1.1",
+  "version": "3.1.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a38613..d866aa6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openfn/language-http",
-  "version": "3.1.1",
+  "version": "3.1.2",
   "description": "An HTTP request language package for use with Open Function",
   "homepage": "https://docs.openfn.org",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/Adaptor.js b/src/Adaptor.js
index f769c34..ecdf677 100644
--- a/src/Adaptor.js
+++ b/src/Adaptor.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export function execute(...operations) {
   };
 }
 
-var Cookie = tough.Cookie;
 var cookiejar = new tough.CookieJar();
+var Cookie = tough.Cookie;
 
 axios.interceptors.request.use(config => {
   cookiejar?.getCookies(config.url, (err, cookies) => {
@@ -95,22 +95,18 @@ function handleResponse(state, response) {
 
   if (error) throw error;
 
-  const backCompatibleResponse = {
+  const compatibleResp = {
     ...response,
     httpStatus: response.status,
     message: response.statusText,
+    data: tryJson(response.data),
   };
 
-  const standardDataResponse = {
-    ...backCompatibleResponse,
-    data: tryJson(backCompatibleResponse.data),
-  };
-
-  const responseWithCookies = handleCookies(standardDataResponse);
+  const respWithCookies = handleCookies(compatibleResp);
 
   return {
-    ...composeNextState(state, responseWithCookies.data),
-    response: responseWithCookies,
+    ...composeNextState(state, respWithCookies.data),
+    response: respWithCookies,
   };
 }