diff --git a/src/screens/Takendown.tsx b/src/screens/Takendown.tsx
index 70e706d766..0521083739 100644
--- a/src/screens/Takendown.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Takendown.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function Takendown() {
           reason: appealText,
         },
         {
+          encoding: 'application/json',
           headers: BLUESKY_MOD_SERVICE_HEADERS,
         },
       )