diff --git a/lib/Util.ts b/lib/Util.ts
index 0bd59929..3ceafdf7 100644
--- a/lib/Util.ts
+++ b/lib/Util.ts
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export async function decompressGzippedContent(buffer: Buffer, charset?: string)
         zlib.gunzip(buffer, function (error, buffer) {
             if (error) {
                 reject(error);
+            } else {
+                resolve(buffer.toString(charset || 'utf-8'));
             }
-
-            resolve(buffer.toString(charset || 'utf-8'));
         });
     })
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6bb51bea..c99ea242 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typed-rest-client",
-  "version": "1.8.8",
+  "version": "1.8.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44932b35..602193e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typed-rest-client",
-  "version": "1.8.8",
+  "version": "1.8.9",
   "description": "Node Rest and Http Clients for use with TypeScript",
   "main": "./RestClient.js",
   "scripts": {