diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0d4669c7..b76a77ab 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Bytes() (code int, body []byte, errs []error) {
 			code = resp.StatusCode()
 		}
 
-		body = append(a.dest[:0], resp.Body()...)
+		body = append(a.dest, resp.Body()...)
 
 		if nilResp {
 			ReleaseResponse(resp)
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index ee1830fc..73fc94e6 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func Test_Client_Agent_Dest(t *testing.T) {
 
 		a.HostClient.Dial = func(addr string) (net.Conn, error) { return ln.Dial() }
 
-		code, body, errs := a.Dest(dest).String()
+		code, body, errs := a.Dest(dest[:0]).String()
 
 		utils.AssertEqual(t, StatusOK, code)
 		utils.AssertEqual(t, "dest", body)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func Test_Client_Agent_Dest(t *testing.T) {
 
 		a.HostClient.Dial = func(addr string) (net.Conn, error) { return ln.Dial() }
 
-		code, body, errs := a.Dest(dest).String()
+		code, body, errs := a.Dest(dest[:0]).String()
 
 		utils.AssertEqual(t, StatusOK, code)
 		utils.AssertEqual(t, "dest", body)