diff --git a/core/http_request.c b/core/http_request.c
index 61944c8..e5229d9 100644
--- a/core/http_request.c
+++ b/core/http_request.c
@@ -413,9 +413,10 @@ size_t curl_cb(void* ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, struct curl_string* str) {
  * @param local_node the context
  * @param request the request
  * @param result the results
+ * @param result_size the size of the results
  * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) on error
  */
-int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result) {
+int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result, size_t *result_size) {
 	if (request == NULL || request->command == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -451,8 +452,10 @@ int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest*
 	res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 	curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
 	if (res == CURLE_OK) {
-		if (strcmp(s.ptr, "404 page not found") != 0)
+		if (strcmp(s.ptr, "404 page not found") != 0) {
 			*result = s.ptr;
+			*result_size = s.len;
+		}
 		else
 			res = -1;
 	} else {
diff --git a/importer/exporter.c b/importer/exporter.c
index b1f9892..245aa11 100644
--- a/importer/exporter.c
+++ b/importer/exporter.c
@@ -290,9 +290,10 @@ int ipfs_exporter_object_cat(struct CliArguments* args) {
 		request->sub_command = "get";
 		request->arguments = libp2p_utils_vector_new(1);
 		libp2p_utils_vector_add(request->arguments, hash);
-		int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response);
-		if (response != NULL && strlen(response) > 0) {
-			fprintf(stdout, "%s", response);
+		size_t response_size = 0;
+		int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response, &response_size);
+		if (response != NULL && response_size > 0) {
+			fprintf(stdout, response);
 			free(response);
 		} else {
 			retVal = 0;
diff --git a/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h b/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
index 5534f28..6838b27 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ int ipfs_core_http_request_process(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpReque
  * @param local_node the context
  * @param request the request
  * @param result the results
+ * @param result_size the size of the results
  * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) on error
  */
-int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result);
+int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result, size_t* result_size);
 
 /**
  * Do an HTTP Post to the local API
diff --git a/namesys/name.c b/namesys/name.c
index e5d450f..c79bb17 100644
--- a/namesys/name.c
+++ b/namesys/name.c
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ int ipfs_name_publish(struct IpfsNode* local_node, char* name) {
 	request->command = "name";
 	request->sub_command = "publish";
 	libp2p_utils_vector_add(request->arguments, name);
-	int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response);
-	if (response != NULL) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s", response);
+	size_t response_size = 0;
+	int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response, &response_size);
+	if (response != NULL && response_size > 0) {
+		fprintf(stdout, response);
 		free(response);
 	}
 	ipfs_core_http_request_free(request);
@@ -38,9 +39,10 @@ int ipfs_name_resolve(struct IpfsNode* local_node, char* name) {
 	request->command = "name";
 	request->sub_command = "resolve";
 	libp2p_utils_vector_add(request->arguments, name);
-	int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response);
-	if (response != NULL) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s", response);
+	size_t response_size = 0;
+	int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response, &response_size);
+	if (response != NULL && response_size > 0) {
+		fprintf(stdout, response);
 		free(response);
 	}
 	ipfs_core_http_request_free(request);
diff --git a/routing/offline.c b/routing/offline.c
index c8d0028..023ae2d 100644
--- a/routing/offline.c
+++ b/routing/offline.c
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ int ipfs_routing_generic_get_value (ipfs_routing* routing, const unsigned char *
 		req->sub_command = "get";
 		req->arguments = libp2p_utils_vector_new(1);
 		libp2p_utils_vector_add(req->arguments, buffer);
-		if (!ipfs_core_http_request_get(routing->local_node, req, &response)) {
+		size_t response_size = 0;
+		if (!ipfs_core_http_request_get(routing->local_node, req, &response, &response_size)) {
 			libp2p_logger_error("offline", "Unable to call API for dht get.\n");
 			ipfs_core_http_request_free(req);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		ipfs_core_http_request_free(req);
-		*vlen = strlen(response);
+		*vlen = response_size;
 		if (*vlen > 0) {
 			*val = malloc(*vlen + 1);
 			uint8_t* ptr = (uint8_t*)*val;
@@ -145,13 +146,14 @@ int ipfs_routing_offline_provide (ipfs_routing* offlineRouting, const unsigned c
 		request->command = "dht";
 		request->sub_command = "provide";
 		libp2p_utils_vector_add(request->arguments, buffer);
-		if (!ipfs_core_http_request_get(offlineRouting->local_node, request, &response)) {
+		size_t response_size = 0;
+		if (!ipfs_core_http_request_get(offlineRouting->local_node, request, &response, &response_size)) {
 			libp2p_logger_error("offline", "Unable to call API for dht publish.\n");
 			ipfs_core_http_request_free(request);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		ipfs_core_http_request_free(request);
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s", response);
+		fprintf(stdout, response);
 		return 1;
 	} else {
 		libp2p_logger_debug("offline", "Unable to announce that I can provide the hash, as API not available.\n");
diff --git a/test/core/test_api.h b/test/core/test_api.h
index 8135d5d..a960840 100644
--- a/test/core/test_api.h
+++ b/test/core/test_api.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ int test_core_api_object_cat_binary() {
 	libp2p_logger_add_class("bitswap_engine");
 	libp2p_logger_add_class("bitswap_network");
 	libp2p_logger_add_class("exporter");
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("api");
 
 	// build repo
 	if (!drop_build_open_repo(ipfs_path1, &fs_repo, config_file1)) {