diff --git a/open-sse/utils/proxyFetch.js b/open-sse/utils/proxyFetch.js
index 341b8158..b5403fde 100644
--- a/open-sse/utils/proxyFetch.js
+++ b/open-sse/utils/proxyFetch.js
@@ -298,8 +298,11 @@ export async function proxyAwareFetch(url, options = {}, proxyOptions = null) {
   const vercelRelayUrl = normalizeString(proxyOptions?.vercelRelayUrl);
   if (vercelRelayUrl) {
     const parsed = new URL(targetUrl);
+    const baseHeaders = options.headers instanceof Headers
+      ? Object.fromEntries(options.headers.entries())
+      : { ...(options.headers || {}) };
     const relayHeaders = {
-      ...options.headers,
+      ...baseHeaders,
       "x-relay-target": `${parsed.protocol}//${parsed.host}`,
       "x-relay-path": `${parsed.pathname}${parsed.search}`,
     };
diff --git a/src/app/api/proxy-pools/vercel-deploy/route.js b/src/app/api/proxy-pools/vercel-deploy/route.js
index e87390f5..f6501331 100644
--- a/src/app/api/proxy-pools/vercel-deploy/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/proxy-pools/vercel-deploy/route.js
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ export default async function handler(req) {
 
   const targetUrl = target.replace(/\\/$/, "") + relayPath;
 
-  const headers = new Headers(req.headers);
-  headers.delete("x-relay-target");
-  headers.delete("x-relay-path");
-  headers.delete("host");
+  const rawHeaders = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of req.headers.entries()) rawHeaders[k] = v;
+  delete rawHeaders["x-relay-target"];
+  delete rawHeaders["x-relay-path"];
+  delete rawHeaders["host"];
 
   const response = await fetch(targetUrl, {
     method: req.method,
-    headers,
+    headers: rawHeaders,
     body: req.method !== "GET" && req.method !== "HEAD" ? req.body : undefined,
     duplex: "half",
   });