diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
index de5dd27143..056f11ae02 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Telegram alert"
-telegramsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" ${curlcustomstring} "https://${telegramapi}/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" | grep "error_code")
+telegramsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" ${curlcustomstring} "https://${telegramapi}/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" | grep "error_code")
 
 if [ -n "${telegramsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Telegram alert: ${telegramsend}"