diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9047279..437e5bd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "minibone"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.7.4"
 description = "Small boiler plate with tools for multithreading."
 keywords = ["multithreading", "task", "job", "background"]
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/minibone/httpt.py b/src/minibone/httpt.py
index 5517672..d4e45a5 100644
--- a/src/minibone/httpt.py
+++ b/src/minibone/httpt.py
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ def _get(self, url: str, params: dict = None) -> str:
         assert not params or isinstance(params, dict)
         self._logger.debug("_get %s", url)
 
+        if not params:
+            params= dict()
+
         resp = None
         try:
             r = self.fetcher.get(url, timeout=self._timeout, verify=False, **params)
@@ -187,6 +190,9 @@ def _post(self, url: str, payload: dict = None, is_json: bool = True) -> dict |
         assert isinstance(is_json, bool)
         self._logger.debug("_post %s %s is_json %s", url, payload, is_json)
 
+        if not payload:
+            payload = dict()
+
         resp = None
         try:
             r = self.fetcher.post(url, data=payload, timeout=self._timeout, verify=False)