diff --git a/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml b/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
index 58bccba..3daafdd 100644
--- a/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
+++ b/xos/onboard/fabric/synchronizer/steps/sync_host.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   - name: Call Fabric REST API
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} rest_hostname {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} rest_port {{ '}}' }}/{{ '{{' }} rest_endpoint {{ '}}' }} #http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/
-      body: "{{ '{{' }} rest_json {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body: "{{ '{{' }} rest_json | to_json {{ '}}' }}"
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
       user: karaf
       password: karaf
diff --git a/xos/onboard/onos/synchronizer/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml b/xos/onboard/onos/synchronizer/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
index c868d68..4f0c14c 100644
--- a/xos/onboard/onos/synchronizer/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
+++ b/xos/onboard/onos/synchronizer/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
   - name: Install ONOS apps by URL
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} rest_hostname {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} rest_port {{ '}}' }}/{{ '{{' }} item.endpoint {{ '}}' }} #http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/
-      body: "{{ '{{' }} item.body {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body: "{{ '{{' }} item.body | to_json {{ '}}' }}"
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
       user: karaf
       password: karaf