diff --git a/lib/request/connect.py b/lib/request/connect.py
index 5f5d6727b..87814567d 100644
--- a/lib/request/connect.py
+++ b/lib/request/connect.py
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ class Connect:
         retVal = ""
 
         if not kb.dnsMode and conn:
-            if conn.headers and (conn.headers.getheader(HTTPHEADER.CONTENT_ENCODING, "").lower() in ("gzip", "deflate")\
-              or "text" not in conn.headers.getheader(HTTPHEADER.CONTENT_TYPE, "").lower()):
+            headers = conn.info()
+            if headers and (headers.getheader(HTTPHEADER.CONTENT_ENCODING, "").lower() in ("gzip", "deflate")\
+              or "text" not in headers.getheader(HTTPHEADER.CONTENT_TYPE, "").lower()):
                 retVal = conn.read()
             else:
                 while True: