diff --git a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
index 090de2ed67..14599f690b 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ func dumpResponse(event *output.InternalWrappedEvent, request *Request, redirect
 		response := string(redirectedResponse)
 
 		var highlightedResult string
-		if responseContentType == "application/octet-stream" || ((responseContentType == "" || responseContentType == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") && responsehighlighter.HasBinaryContent(response)) {
+		if (responseContentType == "application/octet-stream" || responseContentType == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") && responsehighlighter.HasBinaryContent(response) {
 			highlightedResult = createResponseHexDump(event, response, cliOptions.NoColor)
 		} else {
 			highlightedResult = responsehighlighter.Highlight(event.OperatorsResult, response, cliOptions.NoColor, false)