diff --git a/pynyaata/flarerequests.py b/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
index 93a21e0..1677799 100644
--- a/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
+++ b/pynyaata/flarerequests.py
@@ -8,15 +8,20 @@ class FlareRequests(Session):
         if not CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT:
             return super().request(method, url, params, timeout=timeout, **kwargs)
 
+        post_data = {
+            "cmd": f"request.{method.lower()}",
+            "url": url,
+            "maxTimeout": timeout * 1000,
+        }
+
+        if params:
+            post_data["postData"] = parse.urlencode(params)
+
         response = post(
             CLOUDPROXY_ENDPOINT,
-            json={
-                "cmd": f"request.{method.lower()}",
-                "url": url,
-                "postData": parse.urlencode(params) if params else "",
-                "maxTimeout": timeout * 1000,
-            },
+            json=post_data,
         )
+
         solution = response.json()
 
         if "solution" in solution: