See gh-23649
@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
private final MetadataEncoder metadataEncoder;
@Nullable
private Mono<Payload> payloadMono = Mono.empty();
private Mono<Payload> payloadMono = emptyPayload();
private Flux<Payload> payloadFlux = null;