diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 22585d3..1798b96 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function setDefaults(defs) {
     if (_body) {
       // Most APIs expect (or require) Content-Length except in the case of multipart uploads
       // chunked is generally only well-supported downstream
-      //finalOpts.headers['Content-Length'] = _body.byteLength || _body.length;
+      finalOpts.headers['Content-Length'] = _body.byteLength || _body.length;
     }
 
     // TODO support unix sockets
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2098082..03294de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@coolaj86/urequest",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
   "description": "A lightweight drop-in replacement for request",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {