diff --git a/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/NtfyHelper.py b/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/NtfyHelper.py
index 950158690351bd90e0f6e6255c88143244ccdec2..5a6d7134fab017cc58c8ad1a2f18275968877b1d 100644
--- a/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/NtfyHelper.py
+++ b/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/NtfyHelper.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class NtfyHelper:
             'Authorization': f'Basic {base64Encoded.decode("utf-8")}',
             'Tags': ','.join(tags)
         }
-        baseHeaders.update(headers)
+        if headers is not None:
+            baseHeaders.update(headers)
 
         response = requests.post(f'{baseUrl}/{topicName}', data=message, headers=baseHeaders)
         response.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/setup.py b/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/setup.py
index ff0b72abe67343a3067b26685e43ed78164a9245..3297bc1120a9bcec975fba5b3d846e57395b53a8 100644
--- a/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/setup.py
+++ b/TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 setup(
     name='TheCodeLabs-BaseUtils',
     packages=['TheCodeLabs_BaseUtils'],
-    version='1.8.0',
+    version='1.8.1',
     license='MIT',
     description='Useful python classes',
     author='TheCodeLabs',