diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fa42e9c..245924a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ app.get("/indexes/:project(\\w+)", (req, res) => {
     res.sendStatus(404);
   }
 });
-app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
-app.use(express.text());
 
 function diff(current, checked) {
   let lines_current = current.split('\n').map(l => l.trim()).filter(l => l != "");
diff --git a/projects/updater/update.lua b/projects/updater/update.lua
index 5a31b0b..f09c2b1 100644
--- a/projects/updater/update.lua
+++ b/projects/updater/update.lua
@@ -69,12 +69,7 @@ local function getAllFiles(program)
 
     print("#DEBUG currentFiles " .. currentFiles)
 
-    local updateResult = http.post(updateUrl, {
-        content = currentFiles
-    }, {
-        ["Content-Type"] = "text/plain",
-        ["Content-Length"] = #currentFiles
-    })
+    local updateResult = http.post(updateUrl, currentFiles)
     if updateResult == nil then
         print("error! getting updates for " .. program)
         error()