diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js b/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
index ab5ac9f5..9574c8cf 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/request/xhr.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class RequestResult {
 function send(url, {method, headers, timeout, body, format}) {
     const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
     xhr.open(method, url);
+    
     if (format === "buffer") {
         // important to call this after calling open
         xhr.responseType = "arraybuffer";