diff --git a/test_godot.gd b/test_godot.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc78fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_godot.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+@onready var http_request: HTTPRequest = $HTTPRequest
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	http_request.request_completed.connect(_request_data)
+	http_request.request("http://localhost:9450/api?getVariable=somevariable")
+
+func _request_data(result: int, response_code: int, headers: PackedStringArray, body: PackedByteArray) -> void:
+	print("Result: %d" % result)
+	print("Response Code: %d" % response_code)
+	print("Headers:", JSON.stringify(headers, "\t"))
+	var data := body.get_string_from_utf8()
+	var d: Dictionary = JSON.parse_string(data)
+	print("Body (str): ", body.get_string_from_utf8())
+	print("Body (JSON): ", JSON.stringify(d, "\t"))
+	print("Completed")
+	
diff --git a/test_godot.gd.uid b/test_godot.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..772b433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_godot.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://byipe2kjrnbqu
diff --git a/test_godot.tscn b/test_godot.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfcc250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_godot.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://bs53go6esgusj"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://byipe2kjrnbqu" path="res://test_godot.gd" id="1_pyjj8"]
+
+[node name="TestGodot" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_pyjj8")
+
+[node name="HTTPRequest" type="HTTPRequest" parent="."]
+accept_gzip = false
diff --git a/test_node.gd b/test_node.gd
index 920e042..db593f6 100644
--- a/test_node.gd
+++ b/test_node.gd
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func _send_request(peer: StreamPeer) -> void:
 	if ssl:
 		proto = "https"
 	
-	var request_str := "GET %s://%s:%d%s HTTP/1.1\r\n" % [proto, host, port, query]
+	var request_str := "GET %s HTTP/1.1\r\n" % [query]
 	if (ssl and port == 443) or (not ssl and port == 80):
 		request_str += "Host: %s\r\n" % host
 	else:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func _send_request(peer: StreamPeer) -> void:
 	]
 	request_str += "Accept: %s\r\n\r\n" % accept
 	
-	print_rich("[color=cyan]Request Headers:",request_str,"[/color]--EOH--")
+	print_rich("[color=cyan]Request Headers:\n",request_str,"[/color]--EOH--")
 	peer.put_data(request_str.to_utf8_buffer())
 
 func _handle_response(peer: StreamPeer) -> void:
diff --git a/test_node.tscn b/test_node.tscn
index 71d690a..2bed75b 100644
--- a/test_node.tscn
+++ b/test_node.tscn
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 [node name="TestNode" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_6uery")
-host = "api.github.com"
-port = 443
-query = "/repos/godotengine/godot/releases/latest"
+host = "localhost"
+port = 9450
+query = "/api?getVariable=somevariable"