diff --git a/funding/bin/daemon.py b/funding/bin/daemon.py
index 6cd7e71..cc89bbc 100644
--- a/funding/bin/daemon.py
+++ b/funding/bin/daemon.py
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ class Daemon:
         }
 
     def _make_request(self, data):
-        if self.username:
-            if self.password:
-                r = requests.post(self.url, auth=HTTPDigestAuth(settings.RPC_USERNAME, settings.RPC_PASSWORD), json=data, headers=self.headers)
-        else:
-            r = requests.post(self.url, json=data, headers=self.headers)
+        options = {'json': data, 'headers': self.headers}
+        if self.username and self.password:
+            options['auth'] = HTTPDigestAuth(settings.RPC_USERNAME, settings.RPC_PASSWORD)
+
+        r = requests.post(self.url, **options)
         r.raise_for_status()
-        return r.json()
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+        return r.json()