diff --git a/lib/proxy.js b/lib/proxy.js
index 4b6b3e2..2cce36b 100644
--- a/lib/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/proxy.js
@@ -234,11 +234,17 @@ function bypass(req, res, params) {
 
   req.on('end', function() {
     params.method = req.method;
-    params.body = raw;
+    if (raw.length > 0) {
+      params.body = raw;
+    }
     params.headers = {
       'Content-Type': req.headers['content-type']
     };
-    return request(params).pipe(res);
+    return request(params)
+      .on('error', function (err) {
+        log.error('bypass', err);
+      })
+      .pipe(res);
   });
 }