diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
index 126334652..216bbc6f9 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  *
  */
-
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::str;
 
@@ -45,22 +44,12 @@ pub enum HttpError {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Client {
+    pub options: ClientOptions,
     pub handle: Box<easy::Easy>,
-
-    /// unfortunately, follow-location feature from libcurl can not be used
-    /// libcurl returns a single list of headers for the 2 responses
-    /// hurl needs the return the headers only for the second (last) response)
-    pub follow_location: bool,
     pub redirect_count: usize,
-    pub max_redirect: Option<usize>,
-    pub verbose: bool,
-    pub verify: bool,
-    pub proxy: Option<String>,
-    pub no_proxy: Option<String>,
-    pub timeout: Duration,
-    pub connect_timeout: Duration,
-    pub authorization: Option<String>,
-    pub accept_encoding: Option<String>,
+    // unfortunately, follow-location feature from libcurl can not be used
+    // libcurl returns a single list of headers for the 2 responses
+    // hurl needs the return the headers only for the second (last) response)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -75,7 +64,7 @@ pub struct ClientOptions {
     pub timeout: Duration,
     pub connect_timeout: Duration,
     pub user: Option<String>,
-    pub accept_encoding: Option<String>,
+    pub compressed: bool,
 }
 
 impl Client {
@@ -93,26 +82,16 @@ impl Client {
         h.cookie_file(
             options
                 .cookie_input_file
+                .clone()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string())
                 .as_str(),
         )
         .unwrap();
 
-        let authorization = options.user.map(|user| base64::encode(user.as_bytes()));
-        let accept_encoding = options.accept_encoding;
         Client {
+            options,
             handle: Box::new(h),
-            follow_location: options.follow_location,
-            max_redirect: options.max_redirect,
             redirect_count: 0,
-            verbose: options.verbose,
-            verify: !options.insecure,
-            authorization,
-            accept_encoding,
-            proxy: options.proxy,
-            no_proxy: options.no_proxy,
-            timeout: options.timeout,
-            connect_timeout: options.connect_timeout,
         }
     }
 
@@ -127,17 +106,19 @@ impl Client {
         // set handle attributes
         // that have not been set or reset
 
-        self.handle.verbose(self.verbose).unwrap();
-        self.handle.ssl_verify_host(self.verify).unwrap();
-        self.handle.ssl_verify_peer(self.verify).unwrap();
-        if let Some(proxy) = self.proxy.clone() {
+        self.handle.verbose(self.options.verbose).unwrap();
+        self.handle.ssl_verify_host(!self.options.insecure).unwrap();
+        self.handle.ssl_verify_peer(!self.options.insecure).unwrap();
+        if let Some(proxy) = self.options.proxy.clone() {
             self.handle.proxy(proxy.as_str()).unwrap();
         }
-        if let Some(s) = self.no_proxy.clone() {
+        if let Some(s) = self.options.no_proxy.clone() {
             self.handle.noproxy(s.as_str()).unwrap();
         }
-        self.handle.timeout(self.timeout).unwrap();
-        self.handle.connect_timeout(self.connect_timeout).unwrap();
+        self.handle.timeout(self.options.timeout).unwrap();
+        self.handle
+            .connect_timeout(self.options.connect_timeout)
+            .unwrap();
 
         self.set_url(&request.url, &request.querystring);
         self.set_method(&request.method);
@@ -146,9 +127,10 @@ impl Client {
         self.set_form(&request.form);
         self.set_multipart(&request.multipart);
 
-        let b = request.body.clone();
-        let mut data: &[u8] = b.as_ref();
+        let bytes = request.body.bytes();
+        let mut data: &[u8] = bytes.as_ref();
         self.set_body(data);
+
         self.set_headers(&request);
 
         self.handle
@@ -235,12 +217,12 @@ impl Client {
                 form: vec![],
                 multipart: vec![],
                 cookies: vec![],
-                body: vec![],
+                body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
                 content_type: None,
             };
 
             let redirect_count = redirect_count + 1;
-            if let Some(max_redirect) = self.max_redirect {
+            if let Some(max_redirect) = self.options.max_redirect {
                 if redirect_count > max_redirect {
                     return Err(HttpError::TooManyRedirect);
                 }
@@ -327,18 +309,17 @@ impl Client {
                 .unwrap();
         }
 
-        if let Some(authorization) = self.authorization.clone() {
+        if let Some(user) = self.options.user.clone() {
+            let authorization = base64::encode(user.as_bytes());
             if get_header_values(request.headers.clone(), "Authorization".to_string()).is_empty() {
                 list.append(format!("Authorization: Basic {}", authorization).as_str())
                     .unwrap();
             }
         }
-        if let Some(accept_encoding) = self.accept_encoding.clone() {
-            if get_header_values(request.headers.clone(), "Accept-Encoding".to_string()).is_empty()
-            {
-                list.append(format!("Accept-Encoding: {}", accept_encoding).as_str())
-                    .unwrap();
-            }
+        if self.options.compressed
+            && get_header_values(request.headers.clone(), "Accept-Encoding".to_string()).is_empty()
+        {
+            list.append("Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br").unwrap();
         }
 
         self.handle.http_headers(list).unwrap();
@@ -457,7 +438,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// 3. a header Location
     ///
     fn get_follow_location(&mut self, headers: Vec<Header>) -> Option<String> {
-        if !self.follow_location {
+        if !self.options.follow_location {
             return None;
         }
 
@@ -512,7 +493,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// Add cookie to Cookiejar
     ///
     pub fn add_cookie(&mut self, cookie: Cookie) {
-        if self.verbose {
+        if self.options.verbose {
             eprintln!("* add to cookie store: {}", cookie);
         }
         self.handle
@@ -524,7 +505,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// Clear cookie storage
     ///
     pub fn clear_cookie_storage(&mut self) {
-        if self.verbose {
+        if self.options.verbose {
             eprintln!("* clear cookie storage");
         }
         self.handle.cookie_list("ALL").unwrap();
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/mod.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/mod.rs
index 8eab0e517..b5dd72f2b 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub use self::client::{Client, ClientOptions, HttpError};
 pub use self::core::{Cookie, Header};
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub use self::request::tests::*;
-pub use self::request::{FileParam, Method, MultipartParam, Param, Request, RequestCookie};
+pub use self::request::{Body, FileParam, Method, MultipartParam, Param, Request, RequestCookie};
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub use self::response::tests::*;
 pub use self::response::{Response, Version};
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/request.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/request.rs
index bbe43b9d7..7c1beddb3 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/request.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/request.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct Request {
     pub form: Vec<Param>,
     pub multipart: Vec<MultipartParam>,
     pub cookies: Vec<RequestCookie>,
-    pub body: Vec<u8>,
+    pub body: Body,
     pub content_type: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ pub struct RequestCookie {
     pub value: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Body {
+    Text(String),
+    Binary(Vec<u8>),
+    File(Vec<u8>, String),
+}
+
+impl Body {
+    pub fn bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match self {
+            Body::Text(s) => s.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+            Body::Binary(bs) => bs.clone(),
+            Body::File(bs, _) => bs.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for Method {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         let value = match self {
@@ -131,7 +148,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             querystring: vec![],
             headers: vec![],
             cookies: vec![],
-            body: vec![],
+            body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
             multipart: vec![],
             form: vec![],
             content_type: None,
@@ -163,7 +180,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                     value: String::from("abc123"),
                 },
             ],
-            body: vec![],
+            body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
             multipart: vec![],
             form: vec![],
             content_type: None,
@@ -186,7 +203,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             ],
             headers: vec![],
             cookies: vec![],
-            body: vec![],
+            body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
             multipart: vec![],
             form: vec![],
             content_type: None,
@@ -203,9 +220,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                 value: String::from("application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),
             }],
             cookies: vec![],
-            body: "param1=value1&param2=&param3=a%3db&param4=a%253db"
-                .to_string()
-                .into_bytes(),
+            body: Body::Text("param1=value1&param2=&param3=a%3db&param4=a%253db".to_string()),
             multipart: vec![],
             form: vec![],
             content_type: Some("multipart/form-data".to_string()),
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/main.rs b/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
index 9d40deb87..40b6cd216 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/main.rs
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ fn execute(
             let connect_timeout = cli_options.connect_timeout;
             let user = cli_options.user;
             let compressed = cli_options.compressed;
-            let accept_encoding = if compressed {
-                Some("gzip, deflate, br".to_string())
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
             let options = http::ClientOptions {
                 follow_location,
                 max_redirect,
@@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ fn execute(
                 timeout,
                 connect_timeout,
                 user,
-                accept_encoding,
+                compressed,
             };
             let mut client = http::Client::init(options);
 
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/body.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/body.rs
index cbe5b14f0..1a7dbf1a5 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/body.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/body.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ use super::core::{Error, RunnerError};
 use super::json::eval_json_value;
 use super::template::eval_template;
 use super::value::Value;
+use crate::http;
 
 pub fn eval_body(
     body: Body,
     variables: &HashMap<String, Value>,
     context_dir: String,
-) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+) -> Result<http::Body, Error> {
     eval_bytes(body.value, variables, context_dir)
 }
 
@@ -38,31 +39,37 @@ pub fn eval_bytes(
     bytes: Bytes,
     variables: &HashMap<String, Value>,
     context_dir: String,
-) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+) -> Result<http::Body, Error> {
     match bytes {
+        // Body::Text
         Bytes::RawString { value, .. } => {
             let value = eval_template(value, variables)?;
-            Ok(value.into_bytes())
+            Ok(http::Body::Text(value))
         }
-        Bytes::Base64 { value, .. } => Ok(value),
-        Bytes::Xml { value, .. } => Ok(value.into_bytes()),
+        Bytes::Xml { value, .. } => Ok(http::Body::Text(value)),
         Bytes::Json { value, .. } => {
             let value = eval_json_value(value, variables)?;
-            Ok(value.into_bytes())
+            Ok(http::Body::Text(value))
         }
+
+        // Body:: Binary
+        Bytes::Base64 { value, .. } => Ok(http::Body::Binary(value)),
+
+        // Body::File
         Bytes::File { filename, .. } => {
-            let path = Path::new(filename.value.as_str());
+            let f = filename.value.as_str();
+            let path = Path::new(f);
             let absolute_filename = if path.is_absolute() {
                 filename.clone().value
             } else {
                 Path::new(context_dir.as_str())
-                    .join(filename.value)
+                    .join(f)
                     .to_str()
                     .unwrap()
                     .to_string()
             };
             match std::fs::read(absolute_filename.clone()) {
-                Ok(bytes) => Ok(bytes),
+                Ok(value) => Ok(http::Body::File(value, f.to_string())),
                 Err(_) => Err(Error {
                     source_info: filename.source_info,
                     inner: RunnerError::FileReadAccess {
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ mod tests {
         let variables = HashMap::new();
         assert_eq!(
             eval_bytes(bytes, &variables, ".".to_string()).unwrap(),
-            b"Hello World!"
+            http::Body::File(b"Hello World!".to_vec(), "tests/data.bin".to_string())
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
index 13692fd24..11008961b 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/hurl_file.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ use super::entry;
 ///        timeout: Default::default(),
 ///        connect_timeout: Default::default(),
 ///        user: None,
-///        accept_encoding: None
+///        compressed: false
 /// };
 /// let mut client = http::Client::init(options);
 ///
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_deserialize.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_deserialize.rs
index 209a15d0a..97275a71f 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_deserialize.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_deserialize.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+use crate::http;
 use crate::http::*;
 
 use super::cookie::*;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn parse_request(value: serde_json::Value) -> Result<Request, ParseError> {
 
         // TODO
         let multipart = vec![];
-        let body = vec![];
+        let body = http::Body::Binary(vec![]);
         let content_type = None;
 
         Ok(Request {
@@ -404,14 +405,14 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             parse_request(v).unwrap(),
-            Request {
-                method: Method::Get,
+            http::Request {
+                method: http::Method::Get,
                 url: "http://localhost:8000/querystring-params?param1=value1&param2=a%20b"
                     .to_string(),
                 querystring: vec![],
                 headers: vec![],
                 cookies: vec![],
-                body: vec![],
+                body: http::Body::Binary(vec![]),
                 form: vec![],
                 multipart: vec![],
                 content_type: None,
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_serialize.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_serialize.rs
index 0633728b4..2b752b492 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_serialize.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/log_serialize.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl Serialize for Request {
         if !self.clone().form.is_empty() {
             state.serialize_field("form", &self.clone().form)?;
         }
-        state.serialize_field("body", &base64::encode(&self.body))?;
+        state.serialize_field("body", &base64::encode(&self.body.bytes()))?;
 
         state.end()
     }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/request.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/request.rs
index aca6f1194..eaa47816b 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/request.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/request.rs
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ pub fn eval_request(
         cookies.push(cookie);
     }
 
-    let bytes = match request.clone().body {
+    let body = match request.clone().body {
         Some(body) => eval_body(body, variables, context_dir.clone())?,
-        None => vec![],
+        None => http::Body::Binary(vec![]),
     };
 
     let mut multipart = vec![];
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ pub fn eval_request(
     Ok(http::Request {
         method,
         url,
-        querystring,
         headers,
-        cookies,
-        body: bytes,
-        multipart,
+        querystring,
         form,
+        multipart,
+        cookies,
+        body,
         content_type,
     })
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/response.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/response.rs
index 2f5104998..4d441d5b2 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/response.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/response.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pub fn eval_asserts(
             }),
             Bytes::File { .. } => {
                 let expected = match eval_body(body.clone(), variables, context_dir) {
-                    Ok(bytes) => Ok(Value::Bytes(bytes)),
+                    Ok(body) => Ok(Value::Bytes(body.bytes())),
                     Err(e) => Err(e),
                 };
                 let actual = Ok(Value::Bytes(http_response.body.clone()));
diff --git a/packages/hurl/tests/libcurl.rs b/packages/hurl/tests/libcurl.rs
index dd6bcd24a..f51c5d587 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/tests/libcurl.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/tests/libcurl.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn default_client() -> Client {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     Client::init(options)
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn default_get_request(url: String) -> Request {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     }
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn test_put() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn test_patch() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn test_custom_headers() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fn test_querystring_params() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn test_form_params() {
         ],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: Some("application/x-www-form-urlencoded".to_string()),
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ fn test_follow_location() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ fn test_max_redirect() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://localhost:8000/redirect".to_string());
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ fn test_multipart_form_data() {
             }),
         ],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: Some("multipart/form-data".to_string()),
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ fn test_post_bytes() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: b"Hello World!".to_vec(),
+        body: Body::Binary(b"Hello World!".to_vec()),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ fn test_expect() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: b"data".to_vec(),
+        body: Body::Text("data".to_string()),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ fn test_basic_authentication() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
         user: Some("bob:secret".to_string()),
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = Request {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ fn test_basic_authentication() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ fn test_basic_authentication() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ fn test_error_fail_to_connect() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://localhost:8000/hello".to_string());
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ fn test_error_could_not_resolve_proxy_name() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://localhost:8000/hello".to_string());
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ fn test_error_ssl() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("https://localhost:8001/hello".to_string());
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ fn test_timeout() {
         timeout: Duration::from_millis(100),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://localhost:8000/timeout".to_string());
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ fn test_accept_encoding() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: Some("gzip".to_string()),
+        compressed: true,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = Request {
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ fn test_accept_encoding() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ fn test_connect_timeout() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://10.0.0.0".to_string());
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ fn test_cookie() {
             name: "cookie1".to_string(),
             value: "valueA".to_string(),
         }],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ fn test_cookie() {
         form: vec![],
         multipart: vec![],
         cookies: vec![],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ fn test_multiple_request_cookies() {
                 value: "Bill".to_string(),
             },
         ],
-        body: vec![],
+        body: Body::Binary(vec![]),
         content_type: None,
     };
     let response = client.execute(&request, 0).unwrap();
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ fn test_cookie_file() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request(
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ fn test_proxy() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("http://localhost:8000/proxy".to_string());
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ fn test_insecure() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = Client::init(options);
     let request = default_get_request("https://localhost:8001/hello".to_string());
diff --git a/packages/hurl/tests/runner.rs b/packages/hurl/tests/runner.rs
index ab5a2714d..d2e19f092 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/tests/runner.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/tests/runner.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn test_hurl_file() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = http::Client::init(options);
     let mut lines: Vec<&str> = regex::Regex::new(r"\n|\r\n")
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn test_hello() {
         timeout: Default::default(),
         connect_timeout: Default::default(),
         user: None,
-        accept_encoding: None,
+        compressed: false,
     };
     let mut client = http::Client::init(options);
     let source_info = SourceInfo {