diff --git a/plugins/exporter-curl/src/index.ts b/plugins/exporter-curl/src/index.ts
index 3c21682f..c4f06a02 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter-curl/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/exporter-curl/src/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function pluginHookExport(_ctx: Context, request: Partial<HttpReque
       xs.push(NEWLINE);
     }
   } else if (typeof request.body?.query === 'string') {
-    const body = { query: request.body.query || '', variables: maybeParseJSON(request.body.variables, {}) };
+    const body = { query: request.body.query || '', variables: maybeParseJSON(request.body.variables, undefined) };
     xs.push('--data-raw', `${quote(JSON.stringify(body))}`);
     xs.push(NEWLINE);
   } else if (typeof request.body?.text === 'string') {
diff --git a/plugins/exporter-curl/tests/index.test.ts b/plugins/exporter-curl/tests/index.test.ts
index 2cb15d42..0b09e860 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter-curl/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/exporter-curl/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ describe('exporter-curl', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test('Exports POST with GraphQL data no variables', async () => {
+    expect(
+      await pluginHookExport(ctx, {
+        url: 'https://yaak.app',
+        method: 'POST',
+        bodyType: 'graphql',
+        body: {
+          query : '{foo,bar}',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(
+      [`curl -X POST 'https://yaak.app'`, `--data-raw '{"query":"{foo,bar}"}'`].join(` \\\n  `),
+    );
+  });
+
   test('Exports PUT with multipart form', async () => {
     expect(
       await pluginHookExport(ctx, {