diff --git a/lib/redmine.js b/lib/redmine.js
index c57efdf..7752da5 100644
--- a/lib/redmine.js
+++ b/lib/redmine.js
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ Redmine.prototype.request = function(method, path, params, callback) {
       body += chunk;
     });
     res.on('end', function(e) {
-      var data = JSON.parse(body);
+      var data = "";
+      if (body != "") {
+        data = JSON.parse(body);  
+      }
       callback(null, data);
       callback = null;
     });