diff --git a/flaresolverr.go b/flaresolverr.go
index 2065fec..6b129b2 100644
--- a/flaresolverr.go
+++ b/flaresolverr.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (f *Flaresolverr) DetermineProfile(userAgent string) profiles.ClientProfile
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *Flaresolverr) simulateRequest(method string, url string, ua string, cookies []*http.Cookie, body *io.Reader, opts ...tls_client.HttpClientOption) (*fhttp.Response, error) {
+func (f *Flaresolverr) simulateRequest(method string, url string, ua string, cookies []*http.Cookie, body io.Reader, opts ...tls_client.HttpClientOption) (*fhttp.Response, error) {
 	currentUA := ua
 	currentCookies := cookies
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (f *Flaresolverr) simulateRequest(method string, url string, ua string, coo
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create client: %w", err)
 		}
-		req, err := fhttp.NewRequest(method, url, *body)
+		req, err := fhttp.NewRequest(method, url, body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -259,5 +259,5 @@ func (f *Flaresolverr) SimulateGet(url string, ua string, cookies []*http.Cookie
 }
 
 func (f *Flaresolverr) SimulatePost(url string, ua string, cookies []*http.Cookie, body io.Reader, opts ...tls_client.HttpClientOption) (*fhttp.Response, error) {
-	return f.simulateRequest("POST", url, ua, cookies, &body, opts...)
+	return f.simulateRequest("POST", url, ua, cookies, body, opts...)
 }