diff --git a/api.sh b/api.sh
index 026ddc2..3bb0a95 100644
--- a/api.sh
+++ b/api.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ baseurl(){ if [ -z $INSEC ]; then sec=s; fi; echo "http$sec://$INSTANCE/api/v3/"
 #Generics
 get(){ curl -s "$(baseurl)$1?${*:3}" | jq "$2"; }
 getauth(){ get "$1" "$2" "auth=$TOKE&${*:3}"; }
-post(){ curl -s "$(baseurl)$1" --json "$(echo ${*:2} | jq .+{\"auth\":\"$TOKE\"})"; }
+post(){ curl -s "$(baseurl)$1" --json "$(echo ${*:2} | jq '.+{"auth":"'$TOKE'"}')"; }
 # I'm just gonna clone this thing rather than try to palm the -X PUT into post. I can fix it later.
-put(){ curl -sX PUT "$(baseurl)$1" --json "$(echo ${*:2} | jq .+{\"auth\":\"$TOKE\"})"; }
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+put(){ curl -sX PUT "$(baseurl)$1" --json "$(echo ${*:2} | jq '.+{"auth":"'$TOKE'"}')"; }
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diff --git a/commands/accounts.sh b/commands/accounts.sh
index d74adea..05b3579 100644
--- a/commands/accounts.sh
+++ b/commands/accounts.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 whoami(){ echo $INSTANCE $TOKE; }
 login()
 {
-	post "user/login" "{\"username_or_email\":\"$1\",\"password\":\"$2\"}"
+	post "user/login" '{"username_or_email":"'$1'","password":"'$2'"}'
 }
+
 register()
 {
 	get "site" ".site_view.site | .open_registration,.require_email_verification,.require_application,.application_question" | jq -r . | read reg em app appq
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ register()
 	if [ ! reg_pw == reg_pw2 ]; then echo "passwords don't match (continuing anyway, expect failure later though)"; fi
 	namedget reg_email "Email address $em"
 	if [ $app == true ]; then namedget reg_appa "Application question: $appq"; fi
-	result="$(post "user/register" "{\"username\":\"$reg_username\",\"password\":\"$reg_pw\",\"password_verify\":\"$reg_pw2\",\"email\":\"$reg_email\",\"answer\":\"$reg_appa\"}")"
+	result="$(post "user/register" '{"username":"'$reg_username'","password":"'$reg_pw'","password_verify":"'$reg_pw2'","email":"'$reg_email'","answer":"'$reg_appa'"}')"
 	if [ ! $(jq .error <<< "$result") == "captcha_incorrect" ]; then
 		jq <<< "$result"; exit;
 	fi
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ register()
 	jq -r '.wav' <<< "$a" | base64 -d > "captcha.wav"
 	jq -r '.png' <<< "$a" | base64 -d > "captcha.png"
 	namedget reg_captcha "Please open captcha.wav and captcha.png and input the text - in that order, no spaces"
-	post "user/register" "{\"username\":\"$reg_username\",\"password\":\"$reg_pw\",\"password_verify\":\"$reg_pw2\",\"email\":\"$reg_email\",\"answer\":\"$reg_appa\",\"captcha_uuid\":\"$reg_uuid\",\"captcha_answer\":\"$reg_captcha\"}"
+	post "user/register" '{"username":"'$reg_username'","password":"'$reg_pw'","password_verify":"'$reg_pw2'","email":"'$reg_email'","answer":"'$reg_appa'","captcha_uuid":"'$reg_uuid'","captcha_answer":"'$reg_captcha'"}'
 }
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diff --git a/commands/admin.sh b/commands/admin.sh
index 629187e..064b4bc 100644
--- a/commands/admin.sh
+++ b/commands/admin.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ pending()
 			namedget ans "Accept? (y)es (n)o (s)kip"
 		done
 		case $ans in
-			y) put "admin/registration_application/approve" "{\"id\":$appid,\"approve\":true}";;
-			n) namedget rejected "Why not?" true; put "admin/registration_application/approve" "{\"id\":$appid,\"deny_reason\":\"$rejected\",\"approve\":false}";;
+			y) put "admin/registration_application/approve" '{"id":'$appid',"approve":true}';;
+			n) namedget rejected "Why not?" true; put "admin/registration_application/approve" '{"id":'$appid',"deny_reason":"'$rejected'","approve":false}';;
 		esac
 	done
 }
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diff --git a/commands/communities.sh b/commands/communities.sh
index 788e539..afd4b91 100644
--- a/commands/communities.sh
+++ b/commands/communities.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #Community hoardan
-follow(){ post "community/follow" "{\"community_id\":$1,\"follow\":true}"; }
-unfollow(){ post "community/follow" "{\"community_id\":$1,\"follow\":false}"; }
+follow(){ post "community/follow" '{"community_id":'$1',"follow":true}'; }
+unfollow(){ post "community/follow" '{"community_id":'$1',"follow":false}'; }
 following(){ echo "use <home> instead"; } # Maybe this will help.
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diff --git a/commands/posts.sh b/commands/posts.sh
index 1e1f1f3..7a663e3 100644
--- a/commands/posts.sh
+++ b/commands/posts.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #Post hoardan
-save(){ put "post/save" "{\"post_id\":$1,\"save\":true}"; }
-unsave(){ put "post/save" "{\"post_id\":$1,\"save\":false}"; }
+save(){ put "post/save" '{"post_id":'$1',"save":true}'; }
+unsave(){ put "post/save" '{"post_id":'$1',"save":false}'; }
 load(){ getauth "post/list" ".posts | .[] | $postsummary" "type_=All&saved_only=true"; }
 #Postan
-freepost(){ getbody; post "post" "{\"community_id\":$1,\"name\":\"${*:2}\",\"body\":\"$body\"}"; }
-shitpost(){ getbody; postid=$1; parentid=$2; post "comment" "{\"post_id\":$postid,\"parent_id\":$parentid,\"content\":\"$body\"}"; }
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+freepost(){ getbody; post "post" '{"community_id":'$1',"name":"'${*:2}'","body":"'$body'"}'; }
+shitpost(){ getbody; postid=$1; parentid=$2; if [ -z $parentid ]; then parentid=null; fi; post "comment" '{"post_id":'$postid',"parent_id":'$parentid',"content":"'$body'"}'; }
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