diff --git a/src/external/internet_archives/client.py b/src/external/internet_archives/client.py
index 4a3463a8..e3f60dc6 100644
--- a/src/external/internet_archives/client.py
+++ b/src/external/internet_archives/client.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async def search_for_url_snapshot(self, url: str) -> InternetArchivesURLMapping:
     async def _save_url(self, url: str) -> int:
         async with self.session.post(
             f"http://web.archive.org/save",
-            json={
+            data={
                 "url": url,
                 "skip_first_archive": 1
             },
diff --git a/tests/manual/external/internet_archive/test_upload.py b/tests/manual/external/internet_archive/test_upload.py
index 628951d8..5e29ea30 100644
--- a/tests/manual/external/internet_archive/test_upload.py
+++ b/tests/manual/external/internet_archive/test_upload.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from src.external.internet_archives.client import InternetArchivesClient
 
-BASE_URL = "https://www.muckrock.com/foi/allegheny-county-306/policy-documents-170293/"
+BASE_URL = "https://data.birminghamal.gov/dataset/schedule-of-fines-and-fees-for-traffic-violations-equipment-offenses"
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_upload():