diff --git a/src/users/data/api.js b/src/users/data/api.js
index f221577d2..360975f3b 100644
--- a/src/users/data/api.js
+++ b/src/users/data/api.js
@@ -376,10 +376,7 @@ export async function postTogglePasswordStatus(user, comment) {
 
 export async function postResetPassword(email) {
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().post(
-    `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/account/password`,
-    {
-      email,
-    },
+    `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/account/password`, `email_from_support_tools=${email}`,
   );
   return data;
 }
diff --git a/src/users/data/api.test.js b/src/users/data/api.test.js
index cdfea5eb2..86018f5b0 100644
--- a/src/users/data/api.test.js
+++ b/src/users/data/api.test.js
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('API', () => {
 
     it('Reset Password Response', async () => {
       const expectedResponse = { };
-      mockAdapter.onPost(resetPasswordApiUrl, { email: testEmail }).reply(200, expectedResponse);
+      mockAdapter.onPost(resetPasswordApiUrl, `email_from_support_tools=${testEmail}`).reply(200, expectedResponse);
       const response = await api.postResetPassword(testEmail);
       expect(response).toEqual(expectedResponse);
     });