diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index c4c2f4a..33956d3 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+/// <reference types="node" />
 import ProtomuxRPC from "protomux-rpc";
 export default class RPC extends ProtomuxRPC {
     constructor(stream: any, options?: {});
+    request(method: any, value?: Buffer | Uint8Array | string, options?: {}): Promise<any>;
 }
 //# sourceMappingURL=index.d.ts.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts.map b/dist/index.d.ts.map
index 26ac068..f9a46a4 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"index.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/index.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AACA,OAAO,WAAW,MAAM,cAAc,CAAA;AAOtC,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,GAAI,SAAQ,WAAW;gBAC5B,MAAM,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,OAAO,KAAK;CASxC"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"index.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/index.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";AACA,OAAO,WAAW,MAAM,cAAc,CAAC;AAOvC,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,GAAI,SAAQ,WAAW;gBAC9B,MAAM,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,OAAO,KAAK;IAW/B,OAAO,CACX,MAAM,EAAE,GAAG,EACX,KAAK,GAAE,MAAM,GAAG,UAAU,GAAG,MAAqB,EAClD,OAAO,KAAK;CAQf"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c7c6740..8b36fec 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9,9 +9,16 @@ export default class RPC extends ProtomuxRPC {
         options = {
             ...{
                 id: ID,
-                valueEncoding: c.json
-            }, ...options
+                valueEncoding: c.json,
+            },
+            ...options,
         };
         super(stream, options);
     }
+    async request(method, value = b4a.from(""), options = {}) {
+        if (!b4a.isBuffer(value)) {
+            value = b4a.from(value);
+        }
+        return super.request(method, value, options);
+    }
 }