diff --git a/app/scripts/services/AuthenticationService.js b/app/scripts/services/AuthenticationService.js
index 7d7b7ccc..494c9ef1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/services/AuthenticationService.js
+++ b/app/scripts/services/AuthenticationService.js
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 	                    .success(getUserDetails)
 	                    .error(onLoginFailure);
         		} else {
-	                httpService.post(apiVer + "/authentication?username=" + credentials.username + "&password=" + credentials.password)
-	                    .success(onLoginSuccess)
-	                    .error(onLoginFailure);
+                    httpService.post(apiVer + "/authentication", { "username": credentials.username, "password": credentials.password})
+                        .success(onLoginSuccess)
+                        .error(onLoginFailure);
         		}
             };
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 36831ea0..a78dce4a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boom/-/boom-0.4.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-emNune1O/O+xnO9JR6PGffrukRs=",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "hoek": "0.9.x"
       }
@@ -3493,7 +3494,8 @@
       "version": "0.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hoek/-/hoek-0.9.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-PTIkYrrfB3Fup+uFuviAec3c5QU=",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "hooker": {
       "version": "0.2.3",