diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index c7f0628cb..58f921e6a 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -585,8 +585,7 @@
 
 		case "fbexport":
 
-			// TODO: change to _POST
-			$access_key = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["key"]);
+			$access_key = db_escape_string($_POST["key"]);
 
 			// TODO: rate limit checking using last_connected
 			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT id FROM ttrss_linked_instances