diff --git a/scripts/edit-os b/scripts/edit-os
index 447fa93..ec90a6f 100755
--- a/scripts/edit-os
+++ b/scripts/edit-os
@@ -132,16 +132,32 @@ EOF
 )
 
     echo "🧠 Generating commit message with Ollama ($OLLAMA_MODEL)..."
+    local json_payload
+    json_payload=$(jq -n \
+                    --arg model "$OLLAMA_MODEL" \
+                    --arg prompt "$prompt" \
+                    '{
+                        model: $model,
+                        prompt: $prompt,
+                        stream: false,
+                        options: {
+                            temperature: 0.3,
+                            num_predict: 150
+                        }
+                    }')
+
+    # Check if jq failed (e.g., if variables were not set properly for jq)
+    if [ -z "$json_payload" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to create JSON payload with jq." >&2
+        return
+    fi
+
     local ollama_response
-    ollama_response=$(curl -s --fail "$OLLAMA_HOST/api/generate" -d '{
-        "model": "'"$OLLAMA_MODEL"'",
-        "prompt": "'"${prompt//\"/\\\"}"'",
-        "stream": false,
-        "options": {
-            "temperature": 0.3,
-            "num_predict": 150
-        }
-    }')
+    ollama_response=$(curl -s --fail \
+     -X POST \
+     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+     --data "$json_payload" \
+     "$OLLAMA_HOST/api/generate")
 
     if [ -z "$ollama_response" ]; then
         echo "❌ Ollama request failed or returned empty. Using default commit message."
@@ -247,5 +263,3 @@ echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
 
 _cleanup # Call cleanup function
 echo "🎉 All done!"
-
-