diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/transport/TransportClientNodesService.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/transport/TransportClientNodesService.java
index 37d3ed137e0..eaa2884dc6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/transport/TransportClientNodesService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/transport/TransportClientNodesService.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class TransportClientNodesService extends AbstractComponent {
                 }
                 try {
                     NodesInfoResponse nodeInfo = transportService.submitRequest(listedNode, NodesInfoAction.NAME,
-                            headers.applyTo(Requests.nodesInfoRequest("_local")),
+                            headers.applyTo(Requests.nodesInfoRequest("_local").clear()),
                             TransportRequestOptions.options().withType(TransportRequestOptions.Type.STATE).withTimeout(pingTimeout),
                             new FutureTransportResponseHandler<NodesInfoResponse>() {
                                 @Override