diff --git a/routes/api.js b/routes/api.js
index 9e4e483..317c6b8 100644
--- a/routes/api.js
+++ b/routes/api.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var runner = function(req, res, ip){
 	console.log('ip:', ip);
 	lxcTimeout(ip);
 	console.log('code to run:\n', req.body.code);
-	return request.post({url:'http://'+ip, body: {code: req.body.code} }, function(error, response, body){
+	return request.post({url:'http://'+ip, body: JSON.stringify({code: req.body.code}) }, function(error, response, body){
 		console.log(body);
 		// body = JSON.parse(body);
 		body['ip'] = ip.replace('10.0.', '');