diff --git a/nodes/FriendGrid/GenericFunctions.ts b/nodes/FriendGrid/GenericFunctions.ts
index 0135d85..29cc623 100644
--- a/nodes/FriendGrid/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/nodes/FriendGrid/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 export async function friendGridApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions | IExecuteSingleFunctions | ILoadOptionsFunctions,
-	method: string, endpoint: string, body?: object, qs?: object, uri?: string): Promise<any> { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
+	method: string, endpoint: string, body: object = {}, qs: object = {}, uri?: string): Promise<any> { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
 
 	//Get credentials the user provided for this node
 	const credentials = await this.getCredentials('friendGridApi') as IDataObject;