diff --git a/wled b/wled
index fcb3405..5811985 100755
--- a/wled
+++ b/wled
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ commands:
 
 curl_fetch() {
     curl --silent --show-error --fail --ipv4 --max-filesize 32768 \
-         --max-redirs 0 --header 'Accept: application/json' "$@"
+         --max-redirs 0 --header 'Accept: application/json' "$1"
 }
 
 curl_send() {
     curl --silent --show-error --fail --ipv4 --max-filesize 1024 \
          --max-redirs 0 --header 'Accept: application/json' \
-         --header 'Content-Type: application/json' "$@"
+         --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "$1" "$2"
 }
 
 active_preset() {
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ esac
 # Parse and execute command argument.
 case "$2" in
     on) # Switch on.
-        api_resp=$(curl_send --data '{"on":true}' "http://$wled_host/json")
+        api_resp=$(curl_send '{"on":true}' "http://$wled_host/json")
     ;;
     off) # Switch off.
-        api_resp=$(curl_send --data '{"on":false}' "http://$wled_host/json")
+        api_resp=$(curl_send '{"on":false}' "http://$wled_host/json")
     ;;
     -b|--brightness) # Set brightness.
         if test -z "$3"; then
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ case "$2" in
             echo "Error: parameter for brightness is out of range." >&2
             exit 1
         fi
-        api_resp=$(curl_send --data "{'bri':$bright}" "http://$wled_host/json")
+        api_resp=$(curl_send "{'bri':$bright}" "http://$wled_host/json")
     ;;
     [1-9]|1[0-7]) # Switch to preset.
-        api_resp=$(curl_send --data "{'ps':$2}" "http://$wled_host/json")
+        api_resp=$(curl_send "{'ps':$2}" "http://$wled_host/json")
     ;;
     l|list) # List presets.
         printf "loading ...\r"