diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
index 99293b386..9ff844d36 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Server.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ class App {
 		// Make sure that each request has the "parsedUrl" parameter
 		this.app.use((req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
 			(req as ICustomRequest).parsedUrl = parseUrl(req);
+			// @ts-ignore
+			req.rawBody = new Buffer('', 'base64');
 			next();
 		});