diff --git a/src/Core/Helpers.cs b/src/Core/Helpers.cs
index 321dd9f..765fb15 100644
--- a/src/Core/Helpers.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Helpers.cs
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ private static HttpRequestMessage CreateProxyHttpRequest(this HttpContext contex
             var requestMethod = request.Method;
 
             // Copy the request headers.
-            if (requestMessage.Content != null)
+            foreach (var header in request.Headers)
             {
-                foreach (var header in request.Headers)
-                    if (!requestMessage.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation(header.Key, header.Value.ToArray()))
-                        requestMessage.Content?.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation(header.Key, header.Value.ToArray());
+                if (!requestMessage.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation(header.Key, header.Value.ToArray()))
+                    requestMessage.Content?.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation(header.Key, header.Value.ToArray());
             }
 
             if (!HttpMethods.IsGet(requestMethod) &&