diff --git a/hooks/slack.py b/hooks/slack.py
index 7631e79..5c0ef55 100644
--- a/hooks/slack.py
+++ b/hooks/slack.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def send_slack_message(data: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
 
     Returns: request response
     """
-    payload = {"text": data}
+    payload = {"text": json.dumps(data)}
     payload_json = json.dumps(payload)
     headers = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
     response = requests.request(