diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 217c649..328f917 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,12 @@ export default class RPC extends ProtomuxRPC {
         };
         super(stream, options);
     }
+
+    async request(method: any, value: Buffer | Uint8Array | string = b4a.from(""), options = {}) {
+        if (!b4a.isBuffer(value)) {
+            value = b4a.from(value);
+        }
+
+        return super.request(method, value, options);
+    }
 }