diff --git a/O365/connection.py b/O365/connection.py
index f27a9efcf5d7..887e67e1c2c2 100644
--- a/O365/connection.py
+++ b/O365/connection.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def _internal_request(self, request_obj, url, method, **kwargs):
             if kwargs.get('headers') is not None and kwargs['headers'].get(
                     'Content-type') is None:
                 kwargs['headers']['Content-type'] = 'application/json'
-            if 'data' in kwargs and kwargs['headers'].get(
+            if 'data' in kwargs and kwargs['data'] is not None and kwargs['headers'].get(
                     'Content-type') == 'application/json':
                 kwargs['data'] = json.dumps(
                     kwargs['data'])  # auto convert to json