diff --git a/packages/node-client/TODO.md b/packages/node-client/TODO.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f7d3b83f9e694fd3047cf1e151b9eb4d2eed91ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-client/TODO.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# TODOs
+
+- replace request with flyio 
diff --git a/packages/node-client/package.json b/packages/node-client/package.json
index 546c3ebbf4acaebf8b931d9dff2b6a6a9ea76d5b..3edf2cadf481a50a799f23a51c956e201730bee2 100755
--- a/packages/node-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/node-client/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonql-node-client",
-  "version": "1.2.11",
+  "version": "1.2.12",
   "description": "jsonql node.js client with ws clients",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "npm run test",
-    "test": "ava --verbose",
-    "test:debug": "DEBUG=jsonql-node-client*,jsonql-contract* ava --verbose",
-    "test:nyc": "nyc ava --verbose",
+    "test": "ava",
+    "test:debug": "DEBUG=jsonql-node-client*,jsonql-contract* ava",
+    "test:nyc": "nyc ava",
     "test:main": "DEBUG=jsonql-* ava tests/main.test.js",
     "test:auth": "DEBUG=jsonql-* ava tests/auth.test.js",
     "test:valid": "DEBUG=jsonql-node-client* ava tests/validation.test.js",
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
+    "flyio": "^0.6.14",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "jsonql-constants": "^1.8.14",
     "jsonql-errors": "^1.1.10",
@@ -50,14 +51,14 @@
     "jsonql-utils": "^0.9.7",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2",
     "node-cache": "^5.1.0",
-    "request": "^2.88.0"
+    "request": "^2.88.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "@jsonql/ws": "^1.0.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^2.4.0",
-    "jsonql-contract": "^1.8.6",
+    "ava": "^3.3.0",
+    "jsonql-contract": "^1.8.7",
     "jsonql-koa": "^1.5.6",
     "jsonql-ws-server": "^1.5.3",
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
@@ -66,15 +67,17 @@
   },
   "ava": {
     "files": [
-      "tests/*.test.js",
-      "!tests/fixtures/*.*"
+      "tests/*.test.js"
+    ],
+    "ignoredByWatcher": [
+      "tests/fixtures/*.*"
     ],
     "cache": false,
     "concurrency": 5,
     "failFast": true,
     "failWithoutAssertions": false,
     "tap": false,
-    "compileEnhancements": false
+    "verbose": true
   },
   "engine": {
     "node": ">=8"
diff --git a/packages/node-client/src/base/request-client.js b/packages/node-client/src/base/request-client.js
index 376614604e901eb8c3211dceb99d44e9287598d4..9c373a351d6c3895dbdd5f561e6691a1a0db718e 100755
--- a/packages/node-client/src/base/request-client.js
+++ b/packages/node-client/src/base/request-client.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * Fetch version without superagent
+ * @1.3.0 replace request with flyio because request is deprecated
  */
-const request = require('request')
+// const Fly = require("flyio/src/node")
+const request = require('request') // too much work for now
 const fsx = require('fs-extra')
 const { createQuery, createMutation } = require('jsonql-utils')
 const { clientErrorsHandler } = require('jsonql-errors')
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class JsonqlRequestClient extends JsonqlClient {
 
   constructor(config = {}) {
     super(config)
+    // this.request = new Fly()
   }
 
   // just a wrapper
diff --git a/packages/node-client/tests/validation.test.js b/packages/node-client/tests/validation.test.js
index f6bb3a347e908d4c2feece489d8fc923a27bccca..384980aef4d3f0a42fccd3669169118a4b294f55 100644
--- a/packages/node-client/tests/validation.test.js
+++ b/packages/node-client/tests/validation.test.js
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ test.after(t => {
   t.context.stop()
 })
 // we don't test the valid one because it require a backend to set up
-test('Should able to pass with correct params', async t => {
+test.only('Should able to pass with correct params', async t => {
   const c = t.context.client;
   const user = await c.query.getUser(1)
   t.is('Davide', user)
+
+  debug(typeof JsonqlValidationError)
+
 })
 
 test('Should failed and throw JsonqlValidationError', async t => {