diff --git a/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.js b/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.js
index 3d16fa86bd..4b63c99e9e 100644
--- a/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.js
+++ b/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.js
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ KBQuestionView = function(w, qid, qtext) {
 			var v = $(me.input).val();
 			if(!v) { msgprint('Write something!'); return; }
 			me.btn.set_working();
-			$c_page('utilities', 'question_view', 'add_answer', {qid: qid, answer:v}, 
+			$c_page('utilities', 'question_view', 'add_answer', 
+				JSON.stringify({qid: qid, "answer":v}), 
 				function(r, rt) {
 					me.btn.done_working();
 					me.ans_list.list.run();
diff --git a/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.py b/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.py
index 78293854a6..e79a808f13 100644
--- a/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.py
+++ b/utilities/page/question_view/question_view.py
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ def get_question(arg):
 	return cstr(webnotes.conn.sql("select question from tabQuestion where name=%s", arg)[0][0])
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
-def add_answer(args):
-	args = load_json(args)
+def add_answer(arg):
+	arg = load_json(arg)
 	
 	from webnotes.model.doc import Document
-	
 	a = Document('Answer')
-	a.answer = args['answer']
-	a.question = args['qid']
+	a.answer = arg['answer']
+	a.question = arg['qid']
 	a.points = 1
 	a.save(1)
 	
-	webnotes.conn.set_value('Question', args['qid'], 'modified', now())
\ No newline at end of file
+	webnotes.conn.set_value('Question', arg['qid'], 'modified', now())
\ No newline at end of file