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 a498d4ac7..2a8712878 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
@@ -205,23 +205,26 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (this.credentials) {
+            var parsedURL = new URL(url)
+            this.credentials = this.credentials || {}
+            if (parsedURL.username && !this.credentials.user) {
+                this.credentials.user = parsedURL.username
+            }
+            if (parsedURL.password && !this.credentials.password) {
+                this.credentials.password = parsedURL.password
+            }
+            if (Object.keys(this.credentials).length != 0) {
                 if (this.authType === "basic") {
                     // Workaround for https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/1169
                     var cred = ""
-                    var parsedURL = new URL(url)
                     if (this.credentials.user) {
                         // opts.username = this.credentials.user;
                         cred = this.credentials.user
-                    } else if (parsedURL.username) {
-                        cred = parsedURL.username
-                    }
+                    } 
                     if (this.credentials.password) {
                         // opts.password = this.credentials.password;
                         cred += ":" + this.credentials.password
-                    } else if (parsedURL.password) {
-                        cred += ":" + parsedURL.password
-                    }
+                    } 
                     // build own basic auth header
                     opts.headers.Authorization = "Basic " + Buffer.from(cred).toString("base64");
                 } else if (this.authType === "digest") {