diff --git a/src/clj_http/client.clj b/src/clj_http/client.clj
index 3de215f0..41b1651d 100644
--- a/src/clj_http/client.clj
+++ b/src/clj_http/client.clj
@@ -346,11 +346,12 @@
 (defn coerce-clojure-body
   [request {:keys [body] :as resp}]
   (let [^String charset (or (-> resp :content-type-params :charset) "UTF-8")
-        body (util/force-byte-array body)]
-    (if edn-enabled?
-      (assoc resp :body (parse-edn (String. ^"[B" body charset)))
-      (binding [*read-eval* false]
-        (assoc resp :body (read-string (String. ^"[B" body charset)))))))
+        body            (util/force-byte-array body)]
+    (assoc resp :body (cond
+                        (empty? body) nil
+                        edn-enabled? (parse-edn (String. ^"[B" body charset))
+                        :else (binding [*read-eval* false]
+                                (read-string (String. ^"[B" body charset)))))))
 
 (defn coerce-transit-body
   [{:keys [transit-opts] :as request} {:keys [body] :as resp} type]
diff --git a/test/clj_http/test/core_test.clj b/test/clj_http/test/core_test.clj
index 66388280..7cf1355c 100644
--- a/test/clj_http/test/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_http/test/core_test.clj
@@ -565,8 +565,7 @@
   (run-server)
   (client/request {:method :get :url (localhost "/get") :headers {"foo" 2}}))
 
-;; Currently failing, see: https://github.com/dakrone/clj-http/issues/257
-;; (deftest ^:integration t-empty-response-coercion
-;;   (run-server)
-;;   (let [resp (client/get (localhost "/empty") {:as :clojure})]
-;;     (is (= (:body resp) ""))))
+(deftest ^:integration t-empty-response-coercion
+   (run-server)
+   (let [resp (client/get (localhost "/empty") {:as :clojure})]
+     (is (= (:body resp) nil))))