diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 1fd34dd81..7241924e4 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ def send_webhook(
         else:
             httpx.post(
                 url,
-                data=data,
+                content=data,
                 files=files,
                 headers=headers,
             ).raise_for_status()
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
index b9205d4bb..94dcb7689 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ class TestWorkflows(
 
             mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
                 "http://paperless-ngx.com",
-                data="Test message",
+                content="Test message",
                 headers={},
                 files=None,
             )