diff --git a/lib/defaults.cjs b/lib/defaults.cjs
index ae64d70d..9b7eb4d1 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.cjs
+++ b/lib/defaults.cjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
 	to: 'en',
 	autoCorrect: false,
 	tld: 'com',
-	requestFunction: fetch,
+	requestFunction(url, fetchinit) { return fetch(url, fetchinit); },
 	requestOptions: {
 		credentials: 'omit',
 		headers: {}