diff --git a/lib/types/json.js b/lib/types/json.js
index 078ce710..75948ccc 100644
--- a/lib/types/json.js
+++ b/lib/types/json.js
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ function json (options) {
       return
     }
 
-    if (!('body' in req)) {
-      req.body = undefined
-    }
-
     // skip requests without bodies
     if (!typeis.hasBody(req)) {
       debug('skip empty body')
@@ -121,6 +117,10 @@ function json (options) {
       return
     }
 
+    if (!('body' in req)) {
+      req.body = undefined
+    }
+
     // read
     read(req, res, next, parse, debug, {
       encoding: charset,
diff --git a/lib/types/raw.js b/lib/types/raw.js
index 3788ff27..f96814e1 100644
--- a/lib/types/raw.js
+++ b/lib/types/raw.js
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ function raw (options) {
       return
     }
 
-    if (!('body' in req)) {
-      req.body = undefined
-    }
-
     // skip requests without bodies
     if (!typeis.hasBody(req)) {
       debug('skip empty body')
@@ -64,6 +60,10 @@ function raw (options) {
       return
     }
 
+    if (!('body' in req)) {
+      req.body = undefined
+    }
+
     // read
     read(req, res, next, parse, debug, {
       encoding: null,
diff --git a/lib/types/text.js b/lib/types/text.js
index 3e0ab1bb..2920a86c 100644
--- a/lib/types/text.js
+++ b/lib/types/text.js
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ function text (options) {
       return
     }
 
-    if (!('body' in req)) {
-      req.body = undefined
-    }
-
     // skip requests without bodies
     if (!typeis.hasBody(req)) {
       debug('skip empty body')
@@ -69,6 +65,10 @@ function text (options) {
     // get charset
     var charset = getCharset(req) || defaultCharset
 
+    if (!('body' in req)) {
+      req.body = undefined
+    }
+
     // read
     read(req, res, next, parse, debug, {
       encoding: charset,
diff --git a/lib/types/urlencoded.js b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
index f993425e..2768b2de 100644
--- a/lib/types/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ function urlencoded (options) {
       return
     }
 
-    if (!('body' in req)) {
-      req.body = undefined
-    }
-
     // skip requests without bodies
     if (!typeis.hasBody(req)) {
       debug('skip empty body')
@@ -89,6 +85,10 @@ function urlencoded (options) {
       return
     }
 
+    if (!('body' in req)) {
+      req.body = undefined
+    }
+
     // read
     read(req, res, next, parse, debug, {
       encoding: charset,