diff --git a/src/routes/_api/oauth.js b/src/routes/_api/oauth.js
index 57824eec5..6c743b142 100644
--- a/src/routes/_api/oauth.js
+++ b/src/routes/_api/oauth.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const WEBSITE = 'https://pinafore.social'
 const SCOPES = 'read write follow push'
 const CLIENT_NAME = 'Pinafore'
 
-export function registerApplication (instanceName, redirectUri) {
+export function registerApplication(instanceName, redirectUri) {
   const url = `${basename(instanceName)}/api/v1/apps`
   return post(url, {
     client_name: CLIENT_NAME,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function registerApplication (instanceName, redirectUri) {
   }, null, { timeout: WRITE_TIMEOUT })
 }
 
-export function generateAuthLink (instanceName, clientId, redirectUri) {
+export function generateAuthLink(instanceName, clientId, redirectUri) {
   const params = paramsString({
     client_id: clientId,
     redirect_uri: redirectUri,
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ export function generateAuthLink (instanceName, clientId, redirectUri) {
   return `${basename(instanceName)}/oauth/authorize?${params}`
 }
 
-export function getAccessTokenFromAuthCode (instanceName, clientId, clientSecret, code, redirectUri) {
+export function getAccessTokenFromAuthCode(instanceName, clientId, clientSecret, code, redirectUri) {
   const url = `${basename(instanceName)}/oauth/token`
-  return post(url, {
-    client_id: clientId,
-    client_secret: clientSecret,
-    redirect_uri: redirectUri,
-    grant_type: 'authorization_code',
-    code
-  }, null, { timeout: WRITE_TIMEOUT })
+  const data = {
+    'client_id': clientId,
+    'client_secret': clientSecret,
+    'redirect_uri': redirectUri,
+    'grant_type': 'authorization_code',
+    'code': code
+  }
+  return post(url, new URLSearchParams(data), null, { timeout: WRITE_TIMEOUT })
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/ajax.js b/src/routes/_utils/ajax.js
index 6ecf171a9..e47dc2c23 100644
--- a/src/routes/_utils/ajax.js
+++ b/src/routes/_utils/ajax.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function _fetch (url, fetchOptions, options) {
 async function _putOrPostOrPatch (method, url, body, headers, options) {
   const fetchOptions = makeFetchOptions(method, headers, options)
   if (body) {
-    if (body instanceof FormData) {
+    if (body instanceof FormData || body instanceof URLSearchParams) {
       fetchOptions.body = body
     } else {
       fetchOptions.body = JSON.stringify(body)