diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index f906d0a2..a93ada8c 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -1636,21 +1636,34 @@ _post() {
     if [ "$HTTPS_INSECURE" ]; then
       _WGET="$_WGET --no-check-certificate "
     fi
-    if [ "$_postContentType" ]; then
-      _WGET="$_WGET --header \"Content-Type: $_postContentType\" "
-    fi
     _debug "_WGET" "$_WGET"
     if [ "$needbase64" ]; then
       if [ "$httpmethod" = "POST" ]; then
-        response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        if [ "$_postContentType" ]; then
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --header "Content-Type: $_postContentType" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        else
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        fi
       else
-        response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        if [ "$_postContentType" ]; then
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --header "Content-Type: $_postContentType" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        else
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER" | _base64)"
+        fi
       fi
     else
       if [ "$httpmethod" = "POST" ]; then
-        response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        if [ "$_postContentType" ]; then
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --header "Content-Type: $_postContentType" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        else
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --post-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        fi
       else
-        response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        if [ "$_postContentType" ]; then
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --header "Content-Type: $_postContentType" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        else
+          response="$($_WGET -S -O - --user-agent="$USER_AGENT" --header "$_H5" --header "$_H4" --header "$_H3" --header "$_H2" --header "$_H1" --method $httpmethod --body-data="$body" "$_post_url" 2>"$HTTP_HEADER")"
+        fi
       fi
     fi
     _ret="$?"