diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_1.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_1.json
index 3d0bf2e..650f3d9 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_1.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_1.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday.",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday."
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_2.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_2.json
index 0b19a04..b939cca 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_2.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_2.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=you+still+have+much+to+learn",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "you+still+have+much+to+learn"
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_api_key_error.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_api_key_error.json
index 352d7f7..f5f49c5 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_api_key_error.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_api_key_error.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday.",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday."
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_invalid_input.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_invalid_input.json
index 4cf71b1..6b04254 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_invalid_input.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_invalid_input.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=@#$%^&*",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "@#$%^&*"
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_only_numbers.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_only_numbers.json
index fd1c74f..bbbdd9d 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_only_numbers.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_only_numbers.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=23456",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "23456"
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_service_unavailable_error.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_service_unavailable_error.json
index 245f369..90130bc 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_service_unavailable_error.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_service_unavailable_error.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday.",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday."
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_unknown_error.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_unknown_error.json
index 43c8b4c..d05c118 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_unknown_error.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/fixtures/test_unknown_error.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "request": {
-    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday.",
+    "api_url": "https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+    "params": {
+      "sentence": "You+will+learn+how+to+speak+like+me+someday."
+    },
     "headers": {
       "X-Mashape-Key": "12345678",
       "Accept": "text/plain"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/yoda.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/yoda.py
index 5e77f53..4f535a9 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/yoda.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/yoda/yoda.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class YodaSpeakHandler(object):
 
     def send_to_yoda_api(self, sentence: str) -> str:
         # function for sending sentence to api
-        response = requests.get("https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda?sentence=" + sentence,
+        response = requests.get("https://yoda.p.mashape.com/yoda",
+                                params=dict(sentence=sentence),
                                 headers={
                                     "X-Mashape-Key": self.api_key,
                                     "Accept": "text/plain"