diff --git a/appdaemon/http.py b/appdaemon/http.py
index 21a1b7ceb..09556e25c 100644
--- a/appdaemon/http.py
+++ b/appdaemon/http.py
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ async def dispatch_app_endpoint(self, endpoint, request):
 
             if request.method == "POST":
                 try:
-                    args = await request.json()
+                    args = await request.json() if request.can_read_body else null
                 except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                     return self.get_response(request, 400, "JSON Decode Error")
             else: