diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchGeneralData.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchGeneralData.php
index 34d50d9e..612399b1 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchGeneralData.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchGeneralData.php
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class WrenchGeneralData extends BaseController
     }
 
     public function usersPreferences(){
+
+        $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
+        $in = json_decode($raw_json, true);
+
         $in["action"] = WRENCHBOARD_ACCOUNT_PREFERENCES;
         $endpoint = "USER_PREFERENCES";