diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a4da754..c9499d5f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@ethersphere/swarm-cid": "^0.1.0",
         "@types/readable-stream": "^2.3.13",
-        "axios": "^1.3.4",
+        "axios": "^0.27.2",
         "cafe-utility": "^10.8.1",
         "elliptic": "^6.5.4",
         "fetch-blob": "2.1.2",
@@ -3531,13 +3531,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.3.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-toYm+Bsyl6VC5wSkfkbbNB6ROv7KY93PEBBL6xyDczaIHasAiv4wPqQ/c4RjoQzipxRD2W5g21cOqQulZ7rHwQ==",
+      "version": "0.27.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-t+yRIyySRTp/wua5xEr+z1q60QmLq8ABsS5O9Me1AsE5dfKqgnCFzwiCZZ/cGNd1lq4/7akDWMxdhVlucjmnOQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
-        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
-        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.9",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/babel-loader": {
@@ -8410,11 +8409,6 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
-    },
     "node_modules/pseudomap": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9977c636..6f8a0aeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@ethersphere/swarm-cid": "^0.1.0",
     "@types/readable-stream": "^2.3.13",
-    "axios": "^1.3.4",
+    "axios": "^0.27.2",
     "cafe-utility": "^10.8.1",
     "elliptic": "^6.5.4",
     "fetch-blob": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/src/modules/debug/transactions.ts b/src/modules/debug/transactions.ts
index 76f098fc..78843c02 100644
--- a/src/modules/debug/transactions.ts
+++ b/src/modules/debug/transactions.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,14 @@ export async function cancelTransaction(
   transactionHash: TransactionHash,
   gasPrice?: NumberString,
 ): Promise<TransactionHash> {
+  const headers: Record<string, string | number> = {}
+
+  if (gasPrice) {
+    headers['gas-price'] = gasPrice
+  }
   const response = await http<TransactionResponse>(requestOptions, {
     method: 'delete',
-    headers: { 'gas-price': gasPrice },
+    headers,
     url: `${transactionsEndpoint}/${transactionHash}`,
     responseType: 'json',
   })