diff --git a/script/lib_tests/clj_http_lite_test b/script/lib_tests/clj_http_lite_test
index d9c0cf43..43821d03 100755
--- a/script/lib_tests/clj_http_lite_test
+++ b/script/lib_tests/clj_http_lite_test
@@ -13,5 +13,15 @@ export BABASHKA_CLASSPATH=$(clojure -Sdeps '{:deps {clj-http-lite {:git/url "htt
 
 (prn (:status (client/post \"https://postman-echo.com/post\")))
 
-(prn (:status (client/put \"https://postman-echo.com/put\")))
+(prn (:status (client/post \"https://postman-echo.com/post\"
+                {:body (json/generate-string {:a 1})
+                 :headers {\"X-Hasura-Role\" \"admin\"}
+                 :content-type :json
+                 :accept :json})))
+
+(prn (:status (client/put \"https://postman-echo.com/put\"
+                {:body (json/generate-string {:a 1})
+                 :headers {\"X-Hasura-Role\" \"admin\"}
+                 :content-type :json
+                 :accept :json})))
 "
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj b/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
index 415c2e41..0a06e01d 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/classes.clj
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@
              (cond (instance? java.nio.file.Path v)
                    java.nio.file.Path
                    (instance? java.lang.Process v)
-                   java.lang.Process)))))
+                   java.lang.Process
+                   ;; added for issue #239 regarding clj-http-lite
+                   (instance? java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream v)
+                   java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream)))))
 
 (def class-map (gen-class-map))