diff --git a/http/http_client.hpp b/http/http_client.hpp
index 0c9e387..7fd2041 100644
--- a/http/http_client.hpp
+++ b/http/http_client.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     std::optional<
         boost::beast::http::response_parser<boost::beast::http::string_body>>
         parser;
-    boost::circular_buffer_space_optimized<std::string> requestDataQueue{};
+    boost::circular_buffer_space_optimized<std::string> requestDataQueue{
+        maxRequestQueueSize};
 
     ConnState state = ConnState::initialized;
 
@@ -168,9 +169,6 @@
         parser.emplace(std::piecewise_construct, std::make_tuple());
         parser->body_limit(httpReadBodyLimit);
 
-        // Check only for the response header
-        parser->skip(true);
-
         // Receive the HTTP response
         boost::beast::http::async_read(
             conn, buffer, *parser,