<@U0FMXU16E> if it's causing you problems then ple...

# http4k

[dave]

@christophsturm if it's causing you problems then please raise an issue, or maybe use a different client in the short term. after a quick check, I've discovered that netty blows up if you try and set the reason to null, so there seems to be some inconsistency around the implementation anyway.