diff --git a/lib/api/notifications-api.js b/lib/api/notifications-api.js
index d08a03a7ead..7d8ebafd8dd 100644
--- a/lib/api/notifications-api.js
+++ b/lib/api/notifications-api.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var consts = require('../constants');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 function configure (app, wares, ctx) {
   var express = require('express')
     , api = express.Router( )
     ;
 
+  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended : true}));
+  app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
   api.post('/notifications/pushovercallback', function (req, res) {
     if (ctx.pushnotify.pushoverAck(req.body)) {
       res.sendStatus(consts.HTTP_OK);