diff --git a/src/lib/server/utils/http/client.ts b/src/lib/server/utils/http/client.ts
index e18a28b..be6ea52 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/utils/http/client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/utils/http/client.ts
@@ -75,16 +75,17 @@ export class BaseHttpClient {
 
 					clearTimeout(timeoutId);
 
-					// Parse response - handle empty body (common for DELETE)
+					// Parse response based on responseType
 					const text = await response.text();
-					const data = text ? JSON.parse(text) : null;
+					const responseType = options?.responseType ?? 'json';
+					const data = responseType === 'text' ? text : (text ? JSON.parse(text) : null);
 
 					// Check for HTTP errors
 					if (!response.ok) {
 						const error = new HttpError(
 							`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`,
 							response.status,
-							data
+							responseType === 'json' ? data : text
 						);
 
 						// Retry on specific status codes
diff --git a/src/lib/server/utils/http/types.ts b/src/lib/server/utils/http/types.ts
index 5dadd67..3ef4379 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/utils/http/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/utils/http/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface RequestOptions {
 	headers?: Record<string, string>; // Additional headers for this request
 	timeout?: number; // Override timeout for this request
 	signal?: AbortSignal; // Abort signal for cancellation
+	responseType?: 'json' | 'text'; // Response parsing type (default: 'json')
 }
 
 export class HttpError extends Error {