diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
index 05a44a19d..96059968c 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ function updateStatus() {
     state="inactive"
   fi
   body="{ \"schema_id\": \"$schemaId\", \"state\": \"$state\", \"traits\": $traitBlock }"
-  response=$(curl -fSsL -XPUT "${kratosUrl}/identities/$identityId" -d "$body")
+  response=$(curl -fSsL -XPUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" "${kratosUrl}/identities/$identityId" -d "$body")
   [[ $? != 0 ]] && fail "Unable to update user"
 }