diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClient.java b/src/main/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClient.java
index 8e8a3d4..ce0668c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClient.java
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 import org.springframework.web.client.HttpStatusCodeException;
 import org.springframework.web.client.UnknownContentTypeException;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient.RequestBodySpec;
+
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
@@ -60,19 +63,27 @@ public <REQUEST, RESPONSE> ClientHttpResponse<RESPONSE> syncHttpResponse(ClientH
     }
 
     /**
-     * Generate Web Client Response spec from http request.
-     * @param httpRequest
-     * @return
-     */
-    private WebClient.ResponseSpec generateResponseSpec(ClientHttpRequest httpRequest) {
+	 * Generate Web Client Response spec from http request.
+	 * 
+	 * @param httpRequest
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private <REQUEST, RESPONSE> WebClient.ResponseSpec generateResponseSpec(
+			ClientHttpRequest<REQUEST, RESPONSE> httpRequest) {
 
-        Consumer<HttpHeaders> httpHeadersConsumer = (httpHeaders -> httpHeaders.putAll(httpRequest.getRequestHeaders()));
-        return webClient.method(httpRequest.getHttpMethod())
-                .uri(httpRequest.getUrl())
-                .headers(httpHeadersConsumer)
-                .body(Mono.just(httpRequest.getRequest()), httpRequest.getRequestType())
-                .retrieve();
-    }
+		Consumer<HttpHeaders> httpHeadersConsumer = (httpHeaders -> httpHeaders
+				.putAll(httpRequest.getRequestHeaders()));
+		RequestBodySpec webClientBuilder = webClient.method(httpRequest.getHttpMethod()).uri(httpRequest.getUrl())
+				.headers(httpHeadersConsumer);
+
+		// set only when provided
+		if (Objects.nonNull(httpRequest.getRequest()) && Objects.nonNull(httpRequest.getRequestType())) {
+			webClientBuilder.body(Mono.just(httpRequest.getRequest()), httpRequest.getRequestType());
+		}
+
+		return webClientBuilder.retrieve();
+
+	}
 
     /**
      * Generates retry spec for the request based on config provided.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClientTest.java b/src/test/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClientTest.java
index 301caf7..5c270b2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/intuit/springwebclient/client/CommonSpringWebClientTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.intuit.springwebclient.client;
 
 import com.intuit.springwebclient.entity.ClientHttpRequest;
+import com.intuit.springwebclient.entity.ClientHttpRequest.ClientHttpRequestBuilder;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public class CommonSpringWebClientTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testSyncHttpResponseSuccess() {
-        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest();
+        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest().build();
         mockRequestBody();
 
         Mockito.when(headersSpec.retrieve()).thenReturn(responseSpec);
@@ -48,11 +50,21 @@ public void testSyncHttpResponseSuccess() {
 
         commonSpringWebClient.syncHttpResponse(clientHttpRequest);
     }
+    
+	@Test
+	public void testSyncHttpResponseSuccessNoRequestBody() {
+		ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest().request(null).requestType(null).build();
+		Mockito.when(webClient.method(HttpMethod.GET)).thenReturn(requestBodyUriSpec);
+	    Mockito.doReturn(requestBodyUriSpec).when(requestBodyUriSpec).uri("test-url");
+	    Mockito.when(requestBodyUriSpec.headers(Mockito.any())).thenReturn(requestBodySpec);
+
+		commonSpringWebClient.syncHttpResponse(clientHttpRequest);
+	}
 
     @Test
     public void testHttpStatusCodeException() {
 
-        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest();
+        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest().build();
         mockRequestBody();
 
         HttpClientErrorException httpClientErrorException = Mockito.mock(HttpClientErrorException.class);
@@ -67,7 +79,7 @@ public void testHttpStatusCodeException() {
 
     @Test
     public void testUnknownContentTypeException() {
-        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest();
+        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest().build();
         mockRequestBody();
 
         UnknownContentTypeException unknownContentTypeException = Mockito.mock(UnknownContentTypeException.class);
@@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ public void testUnknownContentTypeException() {
 
     @Test
     public void testOtherException() {
-        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest();
+        ClientHttpRequest clientHttpRequest = createClientHttpRequest().build();
         mockRequestBody();
 
         Mockito.when(headersSpec.retrieve()).thenThrow(IllegalArgumentException.class);
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ public void testOtherException() {
         commonSpringWebClient.syncHttpResponse(clientHttpRequest);
     }
 
-    private ClientHttpRequest createClientHttpRequest() {
+    private ClientHttpRequestBuilder<Object, Object> createClientHttpRequest() {
         HttpHeaders httpHeadersMock = new HttpHeaders();
         Consumer<HttpHeaders> httpHeadersConsumer = new Consumer<HttpHeaders>() {
             @Override
@@ -106,8 +118,7 @@ public void accept(HttpHeaders httpHeaders) {
                 .requestHeaders(httpHeadersMock)
                 .requestType(ParameterizedTypeReference.forType(String.class))
                 .request("hello")
-                .responseType(ParameterizedTypeReference.forType(String.class))
-                .build();
+                .responseType(ParameterizedTypeReference.forType(String.class));
     }
 
     private void mockRequestBody() {