diff --git a/detekt-baseline.xml b/detekt-baseline.xml
index 6769477..ce4ccf9 100644
--- a/detekt-baseline.xml
+++ b/detekt-baseline.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <ID>FunctionParameterNaming:Bitlinks.kt$Bitlinks$bitlink_id: String</ID>
     <ID>FunctionParameterNaming:Bitlinks.kt$Bitlinks$group_guid: String = Constants.EMPTY</ID>
     <ID>FunctionParameterNaming:Bitlinks.kt$Bitlinks$long_url: String</ID>
+    <ID>FunctionParameterNaming:Bitlinks.kt$Bitlinks.Clicks$unit_reference: String = Constants.EMPTY</ID>
     <ID>NestedBlockDepth:Utils.kt$Utils.Companion$call</ID>
     <ID>NestedBlockDepth:Utils.kt$Utils.Companion$parseBody</ID>
   </Whitelist>
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Bitlinks.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Bitlinks.kt
index 2292726..a36deac 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Bitlinks.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Bitlinks.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ open class Bitlinks(val accessToken: String) {
             unit_reference: String = Constants.EMPTY,
             isJson: Boolean = false
         ): String {
-            var clicks = if (isJson) "{}" else Constants.EMPTY
+            var clicks = if (isJson) Constants.EMPTY_JSON else Constants.EMPTY
             if (bitlink.isNotBlank()) {
                 val response = Utils.call(
                     accessToken,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ open class Bitlinks(val accessToken: String) {
      */
     @JvmOverloads
     fun expand(bitlink_id: String, isJson: Boolean = false): String {
-        var longUrl = if (isJson) "{}" else Constants.EMPTY
+        var longUrl = if (isJson) Constants.EMPTY_JSON else Constants.EMPTY
         if (bitlink_id.isNotBlank()) {
             val response = Utils.call(
                 accessToken,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ open class Bitlinks(val accessToken: String) {
         domain: String = Constants.EMPTY,
         isJson: Boolean = false
     ): String {
-        var bitlink = if (isJson) "{}" else long_url
+        var bitlink = if (isJson) Constants.EMPTY_JSON else long_url
         if (!Utils.validateUrl(long_url)) {
             Utils.logger.severe("Please specify a valid URL to shorten.")
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Constants.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Constants.kt
index c02065d..f11d39f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Constants.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Constants.kt
@@ -43,5 +43,8 @@ open class Constants private constructor() {
 
         /** Empty String **/
         const val EMPTY = ""
+
+        /** Empty JSON Object **/
+        const val EMPTY_JSON = "{}"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Utils.kt
index eb2f26b..57cb313 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Utils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/bitly/Utils.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaTypeOrNull
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
-import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.create
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
 import okhttp3.Response
 import okhttp3.logging.HttpLoggingInterceptor
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ open class Utils private constructor() {
             return response
         }
 
-        private fun createHttpClient() : OkHttpClient {
+        private fun createHttpClient(): OkHttpClient {
             return if (logger.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
                 val httpLoggingInterceptor = HttpLoggingInterceptor().apply {
                     level = HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.BODY