diff --git a/jiracmd/request.go b/jiracmd/request.go
index 38f1911..6502e7f 100644
--- a/jiracmd/request.go
+++ b/jiracmd/request.go
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ func CmdRequest(o *oreo.Client, globals *jiracli.GlobalOptions, opts *RequestOpt
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if resp.Body == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Empty Response Body")
+	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)