diff --git a/crates/client/src/telemetry.rs b/crates/client/src/telemetry.rs
index 5a752bc05f8ab..1dc3cedee28d7 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/telemetry.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/telemetry.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ impl Telemetry {
                                 .build_zed_api_url("/telemetry/events", &[])?
                                 .as_ref(),
                         )
-                        .header("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+                        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                         .header("x-zed-checksum", checksum)
                         .body(json_bytes.into());