diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0740712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+### Python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*,cover
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
diff --git a/messagebird/base.py b/messagebird/base.py
index 55792ca..24a5e69 100644
--- a/messagebird/base.py
+++ b/messagebird/base.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ def load(self, data):
     for name, value in data.items():
       if hasattr(self, name):
         setattr(self, name, value)
-      else:
-        raise AttributeError("'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (self.__class__.__name__, name))
 
     return self
 
diff --git a/messagebird/client.py b/messagebird/client.py
index a1a8667..cbfec70 100644
--- a/messagebird/client.py
+++ b/messagebird/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+import json
 import requests
 
 try:
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 from messagebird.voicemessage import VoiceMessage
 
 ENDPOINT       = 'https://rest.messagebird.com'
-CLIENT_VERSION = '1.0.0'
+CLIENT_VERSION = '1.0.1'
 PYTHON_VERSION = '%d.%d.%d' % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1], sys.version_info[2])
 
 class ErrorException(BaseException):
@@ -32,13 +33,14 @@ def request(self, path, params={}):
     headers = {
       'Accept'        : 'application/json',
       'Authorization' : 'AccessKey ' + self.access_key,
-      'User-Agent'    : 'MessageBird/ApiClient/%s Python/%s' % (CLIENT_VERSION, PYTHON_VERSION)
+      'User-Agent'    : 'MessageBird/ApiClient/%s Python/%s' % (CLIENT_VERSION, PYTHON_VERSION),
+      'Content-Type'  : 'application/json'
     }
 
     if len(params) == 0:
       response = requests.get(url, verify=True, headers=headers)
     else:
-      response = requests.post(url, verify=True, headers=headers, data=params)
+      response = requests.post(url, verify=True, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(params))
 
     if response.status_code in self._supported_status_codes:
       json_response = response.json()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 89ff0a4..0c6f6e3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 setup(
     name             = 'messagebird',
     packages         = ['messagebird'],
-    version          = '1.0.0',
+    version          = '1.0.1',
     description      = "MessageBird's REST API",
-    author           = 'Maurice Nonnekes',
-    author_email     = 'maurice@messagebird.com',
+    author           = 'MessageBird',
+    author_email     = 'support@messagebird.com',
     url              = 'https://github.com/messagebird/python-rest-api',
     install_requires = ['requests>=2.4.1'],
     license          = 'BSD-2-Clause',