diff --git a/Source/Siesta/Request/RequestCreation.swift b/Source/Siesta/Request/RequestCreation.swift
index cf90a124..6e38792c 100644
--- a/Source/Siesta/Request/RequestCreation.swift
+++ b/Source/Siesta/Request/RequestCreation.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ public extension Resource
 
     /**
       Convenience method to initiate a request with a body containing arbitrary data.
+      - Parameter method: The HTTP method of the request.
+      - Parameter data: The body of the request.
+      - Parameter contentType: The requests's header field.
+      - Parameter requestMutation: A closure that can be used to to make any last change
+      to the `URLRequest`.
+      - Note: the `contentType` parameter will replace any preexisting value.
     */
     public func request(
             _ method:        RequestMethod,
@@ -25,9 +31,8 @@ public extension Resource
             {
             underlyingRequest in
 
-            underlyingRequest.addValue(contentType, forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
+            underlyingRequest.setValue(contentType, forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
             underlyingRequest.httpBody = data
-
             requestMutation(&underlyingRequest)
             }
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/RequestSpec.swift b/Tests/Functional/RequestSpec.swift
index a986c780..aed14cb0 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/RequestSpec.swift
+++ b/Tests/Functional/RequestSpec.swift
@@ -94,6 +94,22 @@ class RequestSpec: ResourceSpecBase
                     awaitNewData(resource().request(.post, data: Data([0, 1, 2]), contentType: "foo/bar"))
                     }
 
+                it("don't add duplicated content type value in the request's headers")
+                    {
+                        service().configure
+                            { config in
+                                config.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+
+                                config.mutateRequests(with: { req in
+                                    let contentTypeHeader = req
+                                        .value(forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
+                                    expect(contentTypeHeader).to(equal("application/json"))
+                                })
+                            }
+                        _ = stubRequest(resource, "POST")
+                        awaitNewData(resource().request(.post, json: ["foo": "bar"]))
+                    }
+
                 it("can alter the HTTP method, but this does not change mutators used")
                     {
                     service().configure(requestMethods: [.get])