diff --git a/app/services/util/_requests.py b/app/services/util/_requests.py
index 5e12531..6f41532 100644
--- a/app/services/util/_requests.py
+++ b/app/services/util/_requests.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class RequestsUtil:
             session.cookies.update(cookies)
         return session
     
-    def bare_request(self, url: str, method: str, cookies: dict, data=None) -> requests.Response:
+    def bare_request(self, url: str, method: str, cookies: dict = None, data=None) -> requests.Response:
         """Send a request without any additional processing"""
         try:
             response = requests.request(method, url, cookies=cookies, data=data)