diff --git a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
index c34330e..11759c0 100644
--- a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
+++ b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
@@ -204,13 +204,11 @@ public class TikTokLiveHttpClient implements LiveHttpClient
         body.addProperty("sessionId", clientSettings.getSessionId());
         body.addProperty("ttTargetIdc", clientSettings.getTtTargetIdc());
         body.addProperty("roomId", roomInfo.getRoomId());
+        HttpClientBuilder builder = httpFactory.client(TIKTOK_CHAT_URL)
+            .withHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
         if (clientSettings.getApiKey() != null)
-            body.addProperty("apiKey", clientSettings.getApiKey());
-        var result = httpFactory.client(TIKTOK_CHAT_URL)
-            .withHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
-            .withBody(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body.toString()))
-            .build()
-            .toJsonResponse();
+            builder.withHeader("apiKey", clientSettings.getApiKey());
+        var result = builder.withBody(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body.toString())).build().toJsonResponse();
         return result.isSuccess();
     }
 
@@ -243,4 +241,4 @@ public class TikTokLiveHttpClient implements LiveHttpClient
 
         return result;
     }
-}
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+}