diff --git a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
index 3c23907..447ec20 100644
--- a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function XMLHttpRequest(opts) {
         + "fs.writeFileSync('" + contentFile + "', 'NODE-XMLHTTPREQUEST-ERROR:' + JSON.stringify(error), 'utf8');"
         + "fs.unlinkSync('" + syncFile + "');"
         + "});"
-        + (data ? "req.write('" + data.replace(/'/g, "\\'") + "');":"")
+        + (data ? "req.write('" + JSON.stringify(data).slice(1,-1).replace(/'/g, "\\'") + "');":"")
         + "req.end();";
       // Start the other Node Process, executing this string
       var syncProc = spawn(process.argv[0], ["-e", execString]);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 235564a..eeea2f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "xmlhttprequest-ssl",
   "description": "XMLHttpRequest for Node",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "author": {
     "name": "Michael de Wit"
   },