diff --git a/lib/plugins/popularity/helper.php b/lib/plugins/popularity/helper.php
index 5bbeddba08a9092f382dceedc8aeb5bf4d22d4c9..0e38bcb882d5ad2f16127ff944c8ebc80044407f 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/popularity/helper.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/popularity/helper.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class helper_plugin_popularity extends Dokuwiki_Plugin {
     function sendData($data){
         $error = '';
         $httpClient = new DokuHTTPClient();
-        $status = $httpClient->sendRequest($this->submitUrl, $data, 'POST');
+        $status = $httpClient->sendRequest($this->submitUrl, array('data' => $data), 'POST');
         if ( ! $status ){
             $error = $httpClient->error;
         }