diff --git a/example/lowlevel/note.go b/example/lowlevel/note.go
index 405dfce..e1cd333 100644
--- a/example/lowlevel/note.go
+++ b/example/lowlevel/note.go
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Log: Getting a single note.
 	log.Println("Getting single note: ")
 
-	// Initialize an http.Client.
-	client := http.Client{}
-
 	// Specify the note ID for retrieval.
 	noteID := "36957" // Replace with the desired note's ID.
 
 	// Call the GetNote function to retrieve the specified note.
-	note, err := endpoints.GetNote(client, requestContext, noteID)
+	note, err := endpoints.GetNote(requestContext, noteID)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Call the GetNotes function to retrieve a list of notes based on the query parameters.
-	notes, err := endpoints.GetNotes(client, requestContext, query)
+	notes, err := endpoints.GetNotes(requestContext, query)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/pkg/e621/endpoints/note.go b/pkg/e621/endpoints/note.go
index 83a6f2d..c99c7d1 100644
--- a/pkg/e621/endpoints/note.go
+++ b/pkg/e621/endpoints/note.go
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.dragse.it/anthrove/e621-to-graph/internal/utils"
 	"git.dragse.it/anthrove/e621-to-graph/pkg/e621/model"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // GetNote retrieves a single note by its ID from the e621 API.
 //
 // Parameters:
-//   - client: An http.Client used to make the API request.
 //   - requestContext: The context for the API request, including the host, user agent, username, and API key.
 //   - ID: The ID of the note to retrieve.
 //
 // Returns:
 //   - model.Note: The retrieved note.
 //   - error: An error, if any, encountered during the API request or response handling.
-func GetNote(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, ID string) (model.Note, error) {
+func GetNote(requestContext model.RequestContext, ID string) (model.Note, error) {
 	// Create a new HTTP GET request to fetch the note information.
 	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/notes/%s.json", requestContext.Host, ID), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func GetNote(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, ID string)
 	r.SetBasicAuth(requestContext.Username, requestContext.APIKey)
 
 	// Send the request using the provided http.Client.
-	resp, err := client.Do(r)
+	resp, err := requestContext.Client.Do(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Log the error and return an empty Note struct and the error.
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -64,14 +65,13 @@ func GetNote(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, ID string)
 // GetNotes retrieves a list of notes from the e621 API based on query parameters.
 //
 // Parameters:
-//   - client: An http.Client used to make the API request.
 //   - requestContext: The context for the API request, including the host, user agent, username, and API key.
 //   - query: A map containing additional query parameters for the API request.
 //
 // Returns:
 //   - []model.Note: A slice of notes.
 //   - error: An error, if any, encountered during the API request or response handling.
-func GetNotes(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, query map[string]string) ([]model.Note, error) {
+func GetNotes(requestContext model.RequestContext, query map[string]string) ([]model.Note, error) {
 	// Create a new HTTP GET request.
 	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s/notes.json", requestContext.Host), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func GetNotes(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, query map
 	r.SetBasicAuth(requestContext.Username, requestContext.APIKey)
 
 	// Send the request using the provided http.Client.
-	resp, err := client.Do(r)
+	resp, err := requestContext.Client.Do(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Print(err)
 	}
@@ -101,11 +101,16 @@ func GetNotes(client http.Client, requestContext model.RequestContext, query map
 		return nil, utils.StatusCodesToError(resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
+	respBodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if strings.Contains(string(respBodyBytes), "{\"notes\":[]}") {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	// Initialize a slice of Note struct to store the response data.
 	var notesResponse []model.Note
 
 	// Decode the JSON response into the slice of Note structs.
-	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&notesResponse)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(respBodyBytes, &notesResponse)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Log the error and return an empty slice and the error.
 		log.Println(err)
diff --git a/pkg/e621/endpoints/note_test.go b/pkg/e621/endpoints/note_test.go
index 1c639a5..5b036e1 100644
--- a/pkg/e621/endpoints/note_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e621/endpoints/note_test.go
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ func TestGetNote(t *testing.T) {
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://e621.net/notes/36957.json", jsonResponser)
 
 	requestContext := model.RequestContext{
+		Client:    http.Client{},
 		Host:      "https://e621.net",
 		UserAgent: "Go-e621-SDK (@username)",
 		Username:  "memo",
 		APIKey:    "123456",
 	}
 
-	client := http.Client{}
-	pool, err := GetNote(client, requestContext, "36957")
+	pool, err := GetNote(requestContext, "36957")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ func TestGetNotes(t *testing.T) {
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("GET", "https://e621.net/notes.json", jsonResponser)
 
 	requestContext := model.RequestContext{
+		Client:    http.Client{},
 		Host:      "https://e621.net",
 		UserAgent: "Go-e621-SDK (@username)",
 		Username:  "memo",
 		APIKey:    "123456",
 	}
 
-	client := http.Client{}
-	pools, err := GetNotes(client, requestContext, map[string]string{})
+	pools, err := GetNotes(requestContext, map[string]string{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return