diff --git a/gabbi/__init__.py b/gabbi/__init__.py
index dd51488..49122f0 100644
--- a/gabbi/__init__.py
+++ b/gabbi/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # under the License.
 """See gabbi.driver and gabbbi.case."""
 
-__version__ = '1.30.1'
+__version__ = '1.30.2'
diff --git a/gabbi/httpclient.py b/gabbi/httpclient.py
index 88f873d..6310ef6 100644
--- a/gabbi/httpclient.py
+++ b/gabbi/httpclient.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class VerboseHttp(Http):
             # handler's loads() and dumps(). Not doing that now
             # because it would be pointless (no other interesting
             # handlers) and this approach may be entirely wrong.
-            if jsonhandler.JSONHandler.accepts(content_type):
+            if content and jsonhandler.JSONHandler.accepts(content_type):
                 data = jsonhandler.JSONHandler.loads(content)
                 content = jsonhandler.JSONHandler.dumps(data, pretty=True)
             self._verbose_output('')