diff --git a/Sources/APNS/Message.swift b/Sources/APNS/Message.swift
index 3b5a3f9..269efc6 100644
--- a/Sources/APNS/Message.swift
+++ b/Sources/APNS/Message.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public struct Message {
     /// Use the development or production servers
     public let development: Bool
     
+    
     public init(priority: Priority = .immediately, profile: Profile, deviceToken: String, payload: Payload, on container: Container, development: Bool = false) throws {
         self.profile = profile
         self.priority = priority
@@ -65,14 +66,14 @@ public struct Message {
     }
     
     internal func generateRequest(on container: Container) throws -> Request {
-        
         let request = Request(using: container)
         request.http.method = .POST
+        
+        request.http.headers.add(name: .connection, value: "Keep-Alive")
         request.http.headers.add(name: HTTPHeaderName("authorization"), value: "bearer \(self.profile.token ?? "")")
         request.http.headers.add(name: HTTPHeaderName("apns-id"), value: self.messageId)
         request.http.headers.add(name: HTTPHeaderName("apns-priority"), value: "\(self.priority.rawValue)")
         request.http.headers.add(name: HTTPHeaderName("apns-topic"), value: self.profile.topic)
-        request.http.headers.add(name: .connection, value: "Keep-Alive")
         
         if let expiration = self.expirationDate {
             request.http.headers.add(name: HTTPHeaderName("apns-expiration"), value: String(expiration.timeIntervalSince1970.rounded()))
@@ -87,10 +88,8 @@ public struct Message {
             try self.profile.generateToken()
         }
         
-        guard let payloadBody = self.payload.body else {
-            throw MessageError.unableToGenerateBody
-        }
-        request.http.body = HTTPBody(string: payloadBody)
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+        request.http.body = try encoder.encodeBody(from: PayloadContent(payload: self.payload))
         
         if self.development {
             guard let url = URL(string: "https://api.development.push.apple.com/3/device/\(self.deviceToken)") else {
diff --git a/Sources/APNS/Payload.swift b/Sources/APNS/Payload.swift
index e7c224b..28f7f28 100644
--- a/Sources/APNS/Payload.swift
+++ b/Sources/APNS/Payload.swift
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
+import Vapor
 
-public class Payload: Codable {
+public class Payload: Content {
     
     /// The number to display as the badge of the app icon.
     public var badge: Int?
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class Payload: Codable {
     public var threadId: String?
     
     /// Any extra key-value pairs to add to the JSON
-    public var extra: [String: String] = [:]
+    public var extra: [String : String] = [:]
     
     /// Empty Initializer
     public init() { }
diff --git a/Sources/APNS/PayloadContent.swift b/Sources/APNS/PayloadContent.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa60277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/APNS/PayloadContent.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+//
+//  PayloadContent.swift
+//  APNS
+//
+//  Created by Anthony Castelli on 4/6/18.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import Vapor
+
+struct Alert: Content {
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case title = "title"
+        case subtitle = "subtitle"
+        case body = "body"
+        
+        case titleLocKey = "title-loc-key"
+        case titleLocArgs = "title-loc-args"
+        
+        case actionLocKey = "action-loc-key"
+        
+        case bodyLocKey = "body-loc-key"
+        case bodyLocArgs = "body-loc-args"
+        
+        case launchImage = "launch-image"
+    }
+    var title: String?
+    var subtitle: String?
+    var body: String?
+    var titleLocKey: String?
+    var titleLocArgs: [String]?
+    var actionLocKey: String?
+    var bodyLocKey: String?
+    var bodyLocArgs: [String]?
+    var launchImage: String?
+}
+
+struct APS: Content {
+    var alert: Alert
+    var badge: Int?
+    var sound: String?
+    var category: String?
+    var contentAvailable: Bool = false
+    var hasMutableContent: Bool = false
+}
+
+struct PayloadContent: Content {
+    var aps: APS
+    var threadId: String?
+    var extra: [String : String] = [:]
+    
+    init(payload: Payload) {
+        let alert = Alert(
+            title: payload.title,
+            subtitle: payload.subtitle,
+            body: payload.body,
+            titleLocKey: payload.titleLocKey,
+            titleLocArgs: payload.titleLocArgs,
+            actionLocKey: payload.actionLocKey,
+            bodyLocKey: payload.bodyLocKey,
+            bodyLocArgs: payload.bodyLocArgs,
+            launchImage: payload.launchImage
+        )
+        self.aps = APS(
+            alert: alert,
+            badge: payload.badge,
+            sound: payload.sound,
+            category: payload.category,
+            contentAvailable: payload.contentAvailable,
+            hasMutableContent: payload.hasMutableContent
+        )
+        self.threadId = payload.threadId
+        self.extra = payload.extra
+    }
+}