diff --git a/SnipeitPS/Private/Invoke-SnipeitMethod.ps1 b/SnipeitPS/Private/Invoke-SnipeitMethod.ps1
index 075a41a..96ecc3c 100644
--- a/SnipeitPS/Private/Invoke-SnipeitMethod.ps1
+++ b/SnipeitPS/Private/Invoke-SnipeitMethod.ps1
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         }
 
         if ($Body -and $splatParameters.Keys -notcontains 'Form') {
-            $splatParameters["Body"] = $Body | Convertto-Json
+            $splatParameters["Body"] =  [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes(($Body | Convertto-Json))
         }
 
         $script:PSDefaultParameterValues = $global:PSDefaultParameterValues