diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_sflowtenant.yaml b/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_sflowtenant.yaml
index 701ce5c..704cadf 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_sflowtenant.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/steps/sync_sflowtenant.yaml
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} sflowserviceaddr.stdout {{ '}}' }}:{{ sflow_api_port }}/subscribe
       body: "{{ listening_endpoint }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml
index 8235286..ee8846c 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} onosaddr.stdout {{ '}}' }}:8181/{{ '{{' }} item.endpoint {{ '}}' }}
       body: "{{ '{{' }} item.body {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
       user: karaf
       password: karaf
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} onosaddr.stdout {{ '}}' }}:8181/{{ '{{' }} item.endpoint {{ '}}' }} #http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/
       body: "{{ '{{' }} item.body {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
       user: karaf
       password: karaf
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
index 5aad569..bb74dae 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp_nocontainer.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     uri:
       url: http://{{ '{{' }} rest_hostname {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} rest_port {{ '}}' }}/{{ '{{' }} item.endpoint {{ '}}' }} #http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/network/configuration/
       body: "{{ '{{' }} item.body {{ '}}' }}"
-      body_format: raw
+      body_format: json
       method: POST
       user: karaf
       password: karaf