diff --git a/canarytokens/loghandlers.py b/canarytokens/loghandlers.py
index 00dd338d7..5844c5922 100644
--- a/canarytokens/loghandlers.py
+++ b/canarytokens/loghandlers.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def __call__(self, event):  # pragma: no cover
 
 def httpRequest(postdata):  # pragma: no cover
     agent = Agent(reactor)
-    headers = {b"Content-Type": [b"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"]}
+    headers = {b"Content-Type": [b"application/json"]}
     data_str = json.dumps(postdata)
     body = BytesProducer(data_str.encode())
     url = os.getenv("ERROR_LOG_WEBHOOK").encode()