diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/pasqal/target.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/pasqal/target.py
index a1cc246e5..d0472a6c1 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/pasqal/target.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/pasqal/target.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def __init__(
             output_data_format=output_data_format,
             capability=capability,
             provider_id=provider_id,
-            content_type="text/plain",
+            content_type="application/json",
             encoding=encoding,
             **kwargs,
         )