diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index c462e7c05a..1d4c74bd43 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
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index 01427abc50..cc0ff68fb0 100644
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@@ -11361,6 +11426,54 @@
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index cef227703a..7e7c494da7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/utils/api-request.ts b/src/utils/api-request.ts
index 6e95619e6d..a6a578b81c 100644
--- a/src/utils/api-request.ts
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     try {
       this.httpConfigImpl = httpConfigImpl;
       this.options = this.httpConfigImpl.buildRequestOptions();
-      this.entity = this.httpConfigImpl.buildEntity(this.options.headers!);
+      if (!validator.isNonNullObject(this.options.headers)) {
+        this.options.headers = {};
+      }
+      this.entity = this.httpConfigImpl.buildEntity(this.options.headers);
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       this.http2ConfigImpl = http2ConfigImpl;
       this.options = this.http2ConfigImpl.buildRequestOptions();
-      this.entity = this.http2ConfigImpl.buildEntity(this.options.headers!);
+      if (!validator.isNonNullObject(this.options.headers)) {
+        this.options.headers = {};
+      }
+      this.entity = this.http2ConfigImpl.buildEntity(this.options.headers);
       this.promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         this.resolve = resolve;
         this.reject = reject;