diff --git a/internal/api/qbit.go b/internal/api/qbit.go
index 3a5f8fc..19ab21b 100644
--- a/internal/api/qbit.go
+++ b/internal/api/qbit.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -113,9 +114,18 @@ func (s *Server) handleQBitTransferInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleQBitAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(8 << 20); err != nil { // 8 MB; torrent files are typically < 1 MB
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
+	contentType := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	mediaType, _, _ := mime.ParseMediaType(contentType)
+	if mediaType == "multipart/form-data" {
+		if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(8 << 20); err != nil { // 8 MB; torrent files are typically < 1 MB
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	category := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("category"))