diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d2d5b10..60f2dfb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 h1:X31++rzVUdKhX5sWmSOFZxx8UW/ldWx55cbf08iNAMA=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0/go.mod h1:0BP7YvVV9gBbVKyeTG0Gyn+gZm94bibOW5BjDEYAOMs=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.25.0 h1:ypSNr+bnYL2YhwoMt2zPxHFmbAN1KZs/njMG3hxUp30=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.25.0/go.mod h1:T+wALwcMOSE0kXgUAnPAHqTLW+XHgcELELW8VaDgm/M=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
@@ -624,8 +622,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220610221304-9f5ed59c137d/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220728004956-3c1f35247d10/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 h1:DBdB3niSjOA/O0blCZBqDefyWNYveAYMNF1Wum0DYQ4=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 h1:RI27ohtqKCnwULzJLqkv897zojh5/DwS/ENaMzUOaWI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
diff --git a/src/client/par.go b/src/client/par.go
index d9ec747..4b06b00 100644
--- a/src/client/par.go
+++ b/src/client/par.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package oidcclient
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
@@ -147,24 +146,21 @@ func (c *OIDCClient) generatePARRequest(codeChallenge string, nonce string, stat
 
 	}
 
-	payloadRaw, err := json.Marshal(parRequestBody)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.logger.Error("error formatting PAR request", "error", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if c.logger.IsDebug() {
-		c.logger.Debug("par Request payload", "request", string(payloadRaw))
+	params := url.Values{}
+	for k, v := range parRequestBody {
+		if val, ok := v.(string); ok {
+			params.Set(k, val)
+		}
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, c.config.PAREndpoint, bytes.NewBuffer(payloadRaw))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, c.config.PAREndpoint, strings.NewReader(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Set Content Type
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8")
 
 	// add client_id client_secret as Basic Auth Header
 	// if Auth method is client_secret_post