diff --git a/static/application.js b/static/application.js
index d936cd9..4390061 100644
--- a/static/application.js
+++ b/static/application.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ haste_document.prototype.save = function(data, callback) {
     type: 'post',
     data: data,
     dataType: 'json',
-    contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    contentType: 'text/plain; charset=utf-8',
     success: function(res) {
       _this.locked = true;
       _this.key = res.key;