diff --git a/engine/actions/trigger/trigger.go b/engine/actions/trigger/trigger.go
index 07cb46f..1ec1774 100644
--- a/engine/actions/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/engine/actions/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ func (a *action) String() string {
 func (a *action) Apply(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	meta := state.Get("data").(types.Data)
 	request := a.prepareRequest(meta)
+	a.logger.DebugWith(log.MetaFields{
+		log.F("issue", meta.GetShortName()),
+		log.F("url", request.URL),
+		log.F("header", request.Header),
+		log.F("method", request.Method),
+		log.F("content-length", request.ContentLength),
+	}, "Prepared Request")
 	response, e := a.client.Do(request)
 	if e != nil {
 		a.err = fmt.Errorf("Triggering to %s, resulted in error. %s",
diff --git a/engine/actions/trigger/trigger_test.go b/engine/actions/trigger/trigger_test.go
index 330d16f..af239f6 100644
--- a/engine/actions/trigger/trigger_test.go
+++ b/engine/actions/trigger/trigger_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"io/ioutil"
+
 	"github.com/bivas/rivi/mocks"
 	"github.com/bivas/rivi/types"
 	"github.com/bivas/rivi/util/log"
@@ -150,3 +152,65 @@ func TestEnvironmentEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	action.Apply(state.New(&mocks.MockConfiguration{}, meta))
 	assert.Nil(t, action.err, "error when sending trigger")
 }
+
+func TestContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	httpmock.Activate()
+	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+	meta := &mocks.MockData{
+		Number: 1,
+		Title:  "title1",
+		State:  "tested",
+		Owner:  "test",
+		Repo:   "repo1",
+		Origin: types.Origin{User: "tester"},
+	}
+	rule := &rule{
+		Endpoint:    "http://example.com/trigger",
+		ContentType: "foofoofoo",
+	}
+	rule.Defaults()
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder(
+		"POST",
+		"http://example.com/trigger",
+		func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			assert.Equal(t, "trigger", req.Header.Get("X-Rivi-Event"), "missing correct event")
+			assert.Equal(t, "Rivi-Agent/1.0", req.UserAgent(), "user agent")
+			assert.Equal(t, "foofoofoo", req.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "content type")
+			return httpmock.NewStringResponse(200, ""), nil
+		})
+	action := &action{rule: rule, client: http.DefaultClient, logger: log.Get("trigger.test")}
+	action.Apply(state.New(&mocks.MockConfiguration{}, meta))
+	assert.Nil(t, action.err, "error when sending trigger")
+}
+
+func TestBody(t *testing.T) {
+	httpmock.Activate()
+	defer httpmock.DeactivateAndReset()
+	meta := &mocks.MockData{
+		Number: 1,
+		Title:  "title1",
+		State:  "tested",
+		Owner:  "test",
+		Repo:   "repo1",
+		Origin: types.Origin{User: "tester"},
+	}
+	rule := &rule{
+		Endpoint: "http://example.com/trigger",
+		Body:     `json='{"value":"{{.Origin.User}}"}'`,
+	}
+	rule.Defaults()
+	httpmock.RegisterResponder(
+		"POST",
+		"http://example.com/trigger",
+		func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			assert.Equal(t, "trigger", req.Header.Get("X-Rivi-Event"), "missing correct event")
+			assert.Equal(t, "Rivi-Agent/1.0", req.UserAgent(), "user agent")
+			bs, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "error in content")
+			assert.Equal(t, `json='{"value":"tester"}'`, string(bs), "content")
+			return httpmock.NewStringResponse(200, ""), nil
+		})
+	action := &action{rule: rule, client: http.DefaultClient, logger: log.Get("trigger.test")}
+	action.Apply(state.New(&mocks.MockConfiguration{}, meta))
+	assert.Nil(t, action.err, "error when sending trigger")
+}