diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_db_api.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_db_api.py
index 8e4612e..99aa7cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_db_api.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_db_api.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import json
 from typing import Any
 
 from api import TestClient
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ def make_test_post_and_get(
     # test post
     response = api.post(
         f"/api/{apiversion}/create_{paramter}",
-        data={"data": json.dumps(request_body)},
+        json=request_body,
         headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200