diff --git a/report-issue/index.php b/report-issue/index.php
index b7b6a17..3a73909 100644
--- a/report-issue/index.php
+++ b/report-issue/index.php
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@
      );
 
      // Prepare the request
-     $issueData = array(
+     $rawData = array(
        'body' => $detail,
        'title' => $subject,
        'closed' => 'false'
      );
 
+     $issueData = json_encode($rawData);
+
      // Prepare CURL
      $curlConnection = curl_init('https://git.fjla.uk/api/v1/repos/fred.boniface/athena.fb-infra.uk/issues');
      curl_setopt($curlConnection, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $issueData);