diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index cecbbb8..f0d4615 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/errors"
 	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/metadata"
 	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/router"
-	rutil "github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/util/reflect"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -102,21 +101,9 @@ func newRequest(addr string, req client.Request, ct string, cf codec.Codec, msg
 		return nil, errors.BadRequest("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	var b []byte
-
-	if nmsg != nil {
-		if ct == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" {
-			data, err := rutil.StructURLValues(nmsg, "", tags)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.BadRequest("go.micro.client", err.Error())
-			}
-			b = []byte(data.Encode())
-		} else {
-			b, err = cf.Marshal(nmsg)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.BadRequest("go.micro.client", err.Error())
-			}
-		}
+	b, err := cf.Marshal(nmsg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.BadRequest("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	if len(b) > 0 {
@@ -145,20 +132,10 @@ func (h *httpClient) call(ctx context.Context, addr string, req client.Request,
 	// set the content type for the request
 	header.Set("Content-Type", ct)
 
-	var cf codec.Codec
-	var err error
-	// get codec
-	switch ct {
-	case "application/x-www-form-urlencoded":
-		cf, err = h.newCodec(DefaultContentType)
-	default:
-		cf, err = h.newCodec(ct)
-	}
-
+	cf, err := h.newCodec(ct)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
-
 	hreq, err := newRequest(addr, req, ct, cf, req.Body(), opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -184,7 +161,13 @@ func (h *httpClient) call(ctx context.Context, addr string, req client.Request,
 
 	defer hrsp.Body.Close()
 
-	return parseRsp(ctx, hrsp, cf, rsp, opts)
+	if ct == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" {
+		cf, err = h.newCodec(DefaultContentType)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	return h.parseRsp(ctx, hrsp, rsp, opts)
 }
 
 func (h *httpClient) stream(ctx context.Context, addr string, req client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (client.Stream, error) {
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index 83bcf47..f90c3a3 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func (h *httpStream) Recv(msg interface{}) error {
 	}
 	defer hrsp.Body.Close()
 
-	return parseRsp(h.context, hrsp, h.cf, msg, h.opts)
+	return h.parseRsp(h.context, hrsp, h.cf, msg, h.opts)
 }
 
 func (h *httpStream) Error() error {
@@ -107,3 +108,39 @@ func (h *httpStream) Close() error {
 		return h.conn.Close()
 	}
 }
+
+func (h *httpStream) parseRsp(ctx context.Context, hrsp *http.Response, cf codec.Codec, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+	var err error
+
+	// fast path return
+	if hrsp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if hrsp.StatusCode < 400 {
+		if err = cf.ReadBody(hrsp.Body, rsp); err != nil {
+			return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	errmap, ok := opts.Context.Value(errorMapKey{}).(map[string]interface{})
+	if ok && errmap != nil {
+		if err, ok = errmap[fmt.Sprintf("%d", hrsp.StatusCode)].(error); !ok {
+			err, ok = errmap["default"].(error)
+		}
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		buf, err := io.ReadAll(hrsp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
+		}
+		return errors.New("go.micro.client", string(buf), int32(hrsp.StatusCode))
+	}
+
+	if cerr := cf.ReadBody(hrsp.Body, err); cerr != nil {
+		err = errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", cerr.Error())
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 54ba811..3fd38d9 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ package http
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/client"
-	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/codec"
 	"github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/errors"
 	rutil "github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/util/reflect"
 	util "github.com/unistack-org/micro/v3/util/router"
@@ -159,48 +158,46 @@ func newTemplate(path string) (util.Template, error) {
 	return tpl, nil
 }
 
-func parseRsp(ctx context.Context, hrsp *http.Response, cf codec.Codec, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+func (h *httpClient) parseRsp(ctx context.Context, hrsp *http.Response, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
 	// fast path return
 	if hrsp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(hrsp.Body)
+	ct := DefaultContentType
+
+	if htype := hrsp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); htype != "" {
+		ct = htype
+	}
+
+	cf, err := h.newCodec(ct)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	if hrsp.StatusCode < 400 {
-		// unmarshal only if body not nil
-		if len(b) > 0 {
-			// unmarshal
-			if err := cf.Unmarshal(b, rsp); err != nil {
-				return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
-			}
+		if err := cf.ReadBody(hrsp.Body, rsp); err != nil {
+			return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	errmap, ok := opts.Context.Value(errorMapKey{}).(map[string]interface{})
-	if !ok || errmap == nil {
-		// user not provide map of errors
-		// id: req.Service() ??
-		return errors.New("go.micro.client", string(b), int32(hrsp.StatusCode))
-	}
-
-	if err, ok = errmap[fmt.Sprintf("%d", hrsp.StatusCode)].(error); !ok {
-		err, ok = errmap["default"].(error)
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("go.micro.client", string(b), int32(hrsp.StatusCode))
-	}
-
-	if len(b) > 0 {
-		if cerr := cf.Unmarshal(b, err); cerr != nil {
-			err = errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", cerr.Error())
+	if ok && errmap != nil {
+		if err, ok = errmap[fmt.Sprintf("%d", hrsp.StatusCode)].(error); !ok {
+			err, ok = errmap["default"].(error)
 		}
-	} else {
-		err = errors.New("go.micro.client", string(b), int32(hrsp.StatusCode))
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		buf, err := io.ReadAll(hrsp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
+		}
+		return errors.New("go.micro.client", string(buf), int32(hrsp.StatusCode))
+	}
+
+	if cerr := cf.ReadBody(hrsp.Body, err); cerr != nil {
+		err = errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", cerr.Error())
 	}
 
 	return err