diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38619f3..63b71e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 To add HTTP connector dependency to your sbt build:
 ```
-libraryDependencies += "com.github.music-of-the-ainur" %% "http-almaren" % "1.2.5-2.4"
+libraryDependencies += "com.github.music-of-the-ainur" %% "http-almaren" % "1.2.6-2.4"
 ```
 
 To run in spark-shell:
 ```
-spark-shell --master "local[*]" --packages "com.github.music-of-the-ainur:almaren-framework_2.11:0.9.8-2.4,com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.11:1.2.5-2.4"
+spark-shell --master "local[*]" --packages "com.github.music-of-the-ainur:almaren-framework_2.11:0.9.8-2.4,com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.11:1.2.6-2.4"
 ```
 
 ## Table of Contents
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ repository.
 
 | version                    | Connector Artifact                                          |
 |----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-| Spark 3.3.x and scala 2.13 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.13:1.2.5-3.3` |
-| Spark 3.3.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.5-3.3` |
-| Spark 3.2.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.5-3.2` |
-| Spark 3.1.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.5-3.1` |
-| Spark 2.4.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.5-2.4` |
-| Spark 2.4.x and scala 2.11 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.11:1.2.5-2.4` |
+| Spark 3.3.x and scala 2.13 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.13:1.2.6-3.3` |
+| Spark 3.3.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.6-3.3` |
+| Spark 3.2.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.6-3.2` |
+| Spark 3.1.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.6-3.1` |
+| Spark 2.4.x and scala 2.12 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.12:1.2.6-2.4` |
+| Spark 2.4.x and scala 2.11 | `com.github.music-of-the-ainur:http-almaren_2.11:1.2.6-2.4` |
 
 ## Methods
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/music/of/the/ainur/almaren/http/HTTPConnector.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/music/of/the/ainur/almaren/http/HTTPConnector.scala
index 1fdcc4d..0c746a0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/music/of/the/ainur/almaren/http/HTTPConnector.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/music/of/the/ainur/almaren/http/HTTPConnector.scala
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ private[almaren] case class HTTP(
         Some(r.text()),
         r.headers,
         Some(r.statusCode),
-        Some(r.statusMessage),
+        r.statusMessage match {
+          case null => None
+          case _ => Some(r.statusMessage)
+        },
         `__ELAPSED_TIME__` = elapsedTime,
         `__URL__` = url)
       case Failure(f) => {
@@ -124,7 +127,10 @@ private[almaren] case class HTTPBatch(
             Some(r.text()),
             r.headers,
             Some(r.statusCode),
-            Some(r.statusMessage),
+            r.statusMessage match {
+              case null => None
+              case _ => Some(r.statusMessage)
+            },
             `__ELAPSED_TIME__` = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime,
             `__URL__` = url,
             `__DATA__` = data