@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package>
 	<metadata>
 		<id>uHttpSharp</id>
-		<version>0.1.6.4</version>
+		<version>0.1.6.5</version>
 		<title>uHttpSharp</title>
 		<authors>Shani Elharrar, Joe White, Hüseyin Uslu</authors>
 		<owners>Shani Elharrar, Joe White, Hüseyin Uslu</owners>
 
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace uhttpsharp.Handlers.Compression
@@ -37,8 +38,13 @@ public async Task Handle(IHttpContext context, Func<Task> next)
                 return;
             }
 
-            var encodings = context.Request.Headers.GetByName("Accept-Encoding")
-                .Split(Seperator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            string encodingNames;
+            if (!context.Request.Headers.TryGetByName("Accept-Encoding", out encodingNames))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var encodings = encodingNames.Split(Seperator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
 
             var compressor =
                 _compressors.FirstOrDefault(c => encodings.Contains(c.Name, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));