diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/http/protocol/HttpBaseExecutor.java b/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/http/protocol/HttpBaseExecutor.java
index 2a39f2b..c1b3fd7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/http/protocol/HttpBaseExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/http/protocol/HttpBaseExecutor.java
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ public List<byte[]> request(HttpClient.ResponseReceiver<?> responseReceiver, URI
                     });
                 }).block();
         //noinspection ConstantConditions
-        return List.of(bytes);
+        return bytes == null ? Collections.emptyList() : List.of(bytes);
     }
 }