diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bfac963..defe3e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -204,4 +204,7 @@ dmypy.json
 # Ignore all local history of files
 .history
 
+# Virtualenv generated per CONTRIBUTING.md
+graphql-server-dev
+
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/python,intellij+all,visualstudiocode
diff --git a/graphql_server/quart/graphqlview.py b/graphql_server/quart/graphqlview.py
index ff737ec..84c99a1 100644
--- a/graphql_server/quart/graphqlview.py
+++ b/graphql_server/quart/graphqlview.py
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ async def parse_body():
         # information provided by content_type
         content_type = request.mimetype
         if content_type == "application/graphql":
-            refined_data = await request.get_data(raw=False)
+            refined_data = await request.get_data(cache=True, as_text=True, parse_form_data=False)
             return {"query": refined_data}
 
         elif content_type == "application/json":
-            refined_data = await request.get_data(raw=False)
+            refined_data = await request.get_data(cache=True, as_text=True, parse_form_data=False)
             return load_json_body(refined_data)
 
         elif content_type == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded":