diff --git a/examples/fetch.v b/examples/fetch.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f2b8626e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fetch.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import time
+import net.http
+
+fn main() {
+  resp := http.get('https://vlang.io/utc_now') or {
+    println('failed to fetch data from the server')
+    return
+  }
+
+  t := time.unix(resp.text.int())
+  println(t.format())
+}
+
diff --git a/vlib/net/http/http.v b/vlib/net/http/http.v
index e1951993d7..e9f658b7fd 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/http.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/http.v
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 pub struct Request {
-pub:
+pub mut:
 	method     string
 	headers    map[string]string
 	cookies    map[string]string