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 3fe58d772..e9bf49d68 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
@@ -298,18 +298,14 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
             }
             if (Object.keys(this.credentials).length != 0) {
                 if (this.authType === "basic") {
-                    // Workaround for https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/1169
-                    var cred = ""
-                    if (this.credentials.user) {
-                        // opts.username = this.credentials.user;
-                        cred = this.credentials.user
-                    }
-                    if (this.credentials.password) {
-                        // opts.password = this.credentials.password;
-                        cred += ":" + this.credentials.password
+                    // Workaround for https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/1169 (fixed in got v12)
+                    // var cred = ""
+                    if (this.credentials.user || this.credentials.password) {
+                        // cred = `${this.credentials.user}:${this.credentials.password}`;
+                        opts.headers.Authorization = "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${this.credentials.user}:${this.credentials.password}`).toString("base64");
                     }
                     // build own basic auth header
-                    opts.headers.Authorization = "Basic " + Buffer.from(cred).toString("base64");
+                    // opts.headers.Authorization = "Basic " + Buffer.from(cred).toString("base64");
                 } else if (this.authType === "digest") {
                     let digestCreds = this.credentials;
                     let sentCreds = false;