diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
index ad283657d..fe1884361 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
                     msg.payload = msg.payload.toString('utf8'); // txt
 
                     if (node.ret === "obj") {
+                        if (msg.statusCode == 204){msg.payload= "{}"}; 
                         try { msg.payload = JSON.parse(msg.payload); } // obj
                         catch(e) { node.warn(RED._("httpin.errors.json-error")); }
                     }