diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9549e26..fa42e9c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ app.get("/indexes/:project(\\w+)", (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 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 != "");
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ function diff(current, checked) {
 
 app.post("/updates/:project(\\w+)", (req, res) => {
   let project_id = req.params['project'];
-  const body = String(Object.keys(req.body)[0]);
+  const body = typeof req.body == "string" ? req.body : (req.body.content || "");
   // console.log(req.body);
   // console.log(`${req.body}, ${typeof req.body}`);
   // console.log(`${body}`);
diff --git a/projects/updater/update.lua b/projects/updater/update.lua
index fdafeca..5a31b0b 100644
--- a/projects/updater/update.lua
+++ b/projects/updater/update.lua
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ local function getAllFiles(program)
 
     print("#DEBUG currentFiles " .. currentFiles)
 
-    local updateResult = http.post(updateUrl, currentFiles, {
-      ["Content-Type"] = "text/plain",
-      ["Content-Length"] = #currentFiles
+    local updateResult = http.post(updateUrl, {
+        content = currentFiles
+    }, {
+        ["Content-Type"] = "text/plain",
+        ["Content-Length"] = #currentFiles
     })
     if updateResult == nil then
         print("error! getting updates for " .. program)