diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 195a540..e0bc85d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [8.1.2](https://github.com/BowlingX/apollo-proxy-cache/compare/v8.1.1...v8.1.2) (2023-04-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fixed np on others then `POST` requests ([8d165bc](https://github.com/BowlingX/apollo-proxy-cache/commit/8d165bc230596f377163172bf25ea686442e7c73))
+
 ## [8.1.1](https://github.com/BowlingX/apollo-proxy-cache/compare/v8.1.0...v8.1.1) (2023-04-27)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 659bf10..c2eac6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apollo-proxy-cache",
-  "version": "8.1.1",
+  "version": "8.1.2",
   "description": "Provides an apollo-link and express (proxy) middleware setup to support a local `@cache` directive",
   "main": "dist/node/index.js",
   "browser": "dist/browser/index.js",
diff --git a/src/createProxyCacheMiddleware.ts b/src/createProxyCacheMiddleware.ts
index 36cbb14..9ba6c75 100644
--- a/src/createProxyCacheMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/createProxyCacheMiddleware.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ export const createProxyCacheMiddleware =
       if (!req.body && req.method === 'POST') {
         await jsonBodyParserPromise(req, response)
       }
-      if (!req.body.query) {
+      if (!req.body?.query) {
         return next()
       }
       let doc: DocumentNode
       try {
-        doc = parse(req.body.query)
+        doc = parse(req.body?.query)
       } catch (e) {
         warnInDev(`skipping, unable to parse query`, e)
         return next()