diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/queries/request.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/queries/request.rb
index 8208b43e..a8248506 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/queries/request.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/queries/request.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
         config:     config || {}
       }
 
-      perform_async(:build_request, type: 'api'.freeze, credentials: {}, payload: payload)
+      perform_async(:build_request, type: 'api'.freeze, credentials: {}, payload: JSON.dump(payload))
       payload
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/query.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/query.rb
index 5e578e6a..2c45d993 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/query.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/query.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     end
 
     def perform_async(identifier, *args)
-      class_name, queue, client = @@sidekiq_cache[identifier] ||= [
+      class_name, queue = @@sidekiq_cache[identifier] ||= [
         "Travis::Sidekiq::#{identifier.to_s.camelcase}".freeze,
         identifier.to_s.pluralize.freeze
       ]
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
index 94c8a515..4ef0bc10 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Requests::Create do
   let(:repo) { Travis::API::V3::Models::Repository.where(owner_name: 'svenfuchs', name: 'minimal').first }
-  let(:sidekiq_payload) { Sidekiq::Client.last['args'].last[:payload] }
+  let(:sidekiq_payload) { JSON.load(Sidekiq::Client.last['args'].last[:payload]).deep_symbolize_keys }
   before { repo.requests.each(&:delete) }
 
   before do
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Requests::Create do
         user:       { id: repo.owner.id },
         message:    nil,
         branch:     'master',
-        config:     { 'script' => 'true' }
+        config:     { script: 'true' }
       }}
     end