diff --git a/src/Database/Bloodhound/Client.hs b/src/Database/Bloodhound/Client.hs
index 7af3b73..e987c4b 100644
--- a/src/Database/Bloodhound/Client.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Bloodhound/Client.hs
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ dispatch dMethod url body = do
   initReq <- liftIO $ parseUrl' url
   reqHook <- bhRequestHook <$> getBHEnv
   let reqBody = RequestBodyLBS $ fromMaybe emptyBody body
-  req <- reqHook $ initReq { method = dMethod
-                           , requestBody = reqBody
-                           , checkStatus = \_ _ _ -> Nothing}
+  req <- liftIO $ reqHook $ initReq { method = dMethod
+                                    , requestBody = reqBody
+                                    , checkStatus = \_ _ _ -> Nothing}
   mgr <- bhManager <$> getBHEnv
   liftIO $ httpLbs req mgr
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Bloodhound/Types/Internal.hs b/src/Database/Bloodhound/Types/Internal.hs
index 9e95549..66769c9 100644
--- a/src/Database/Bloodhound/Types/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Bloodhound/Types/Internal.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric              #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances          #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes                 #-}
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- |
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ import           Network.HTTP.Client
 -}
 data BHEnv = BHEnv { bhServer      :: Server
                    , bhManager     :: Manager
-                   , bhRequestHook :: forall m. (MonadBH m) => Request -> m Request
+                   , bhRequestHook :: Request -> IO Request
                    -- ^ Low-level hook that is run before every request is sent. Used to implement custom authentication strategies. Defaults to 'return' with 'mkBHEnv'.
                    }