diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/interpolate-vars.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/interpolate-vars.js
index 6debaffb..cf7109ad 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/interpolate-vars.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/interpolate-vars.js
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ const interpolateVars = (request, envVars = {}, collectionVariables ={}) => {
         request.data = interpolate(request.data);
       }
     }
+  } else if(request.headers["content-type"] === "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
+    if(typeof request.data === "object") {
+      try {
+        let parsed = JSON.stringify(request.data);
+        parsed = interpolate(parsed);
+        request.data = JSON.parse(parsed);
+      } catch (err) {
+      }
+    }
   } else {
     request.data = interpolate(request.data);
   }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
index bcc388d9..44d3465b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const { get, each, filter } = require('lodash');
-const qs = require('qs');
 
 const prepareRequest = (request) => {
   const headers = {};
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ const prepareRequest = (request) => {
     const params = {};
     const enabledParams = filter(request.body.formUrlEncoded, (p) => p.enabled);
     each(enabledParams, (p) => (params[p.name] = p.value));
-    axiosRequest.data = qs.stringify(params);
+    axiosRequest.data = params;
   }
 
   if (request.body.mode === 'multipartForm') {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index 65953610..e2ce6a83 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const qs = require('qs');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const { forOwn, each, extend, get } = require('lodash');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (filename, bruJson, collectionPath, coll
     // interpolate variables inside request
     interpolateVars(request, envVariables, collectionVariables);
 
+    // stringify the request url encoded params
+    if(request.headers['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
+      request.data = qs.stringify(request.data);
+    }
+
     // run request
     const response = await axios(request);
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index 1c9b0ace..734af95f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const qs = require('qs');
 const axios = require('axios');
 const Mustache = require('mustache');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
@@ -124,6 +125,11 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollections) => {
 
       interpolateVars(request, envVars, collectionVariables);
 
+      // stringify the request url encoded params
+      if(request.headers['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
+        request.data = qs.stringify(request.data);
+      }
+
       // todo:
       // i have no clue why electron can't send the request object 
       // without safeParseJSON(safeStringifyJSON(request.data))
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
index c9845f23..8e54430c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/interpolate-vars.js
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ const interpolateVars = (request, envVars = {}, collectionVariables ={}) => {
         request.data = interpolate(request.data);
       }
     }
+  } else if(request.headers["content-type"] === "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
+    if(typeof request.data === "object") {
+      try {
+        let parsed = JSON.stringify(request.data);
+        parsed = interpolate(parsed);
+        request.data = JSON.parse(parsed);
+      } catch (err) {
+      }
+    }
   } else {
     request.data = interpolate(request.data);
   }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
index ef2feb45..9305c25f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const { get, each, filter } = require('lodash');
-const qs = require('qs');
 
 const prepareRequest = (request) => {
   const headers = {};
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ const prepareRequest = (request) => {
     const params = {};
     const enabledParams = filter(request.body.formUrlEncoded, (p) => p.enabled);
     each(enabledParams, (p) => (params[p.name] = p.value));
-    axiosRequest.data = qs.stringify(params);
+    axiosRequest.data = params;
   }
 
   if (request.body.mode === 'multipartForm') {