diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index c67d049eae..5805f5ed1a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ void AccountManager::requestAccessTokenWithAuthCode(const QString& authCode, con
     postData.append("client_id=" + clientId.toUtf8() + "&");
     postData.append("client_secret=" + clientSecret.toUtf8() + "&");
     postData.append("code=" + authCode.toUtf8() + "&");
-    postData.append(QByteArray("redirect_uri=") + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(redirectUri));
+    postData.append("redirect_uri=" + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(redirectUri));
 
     request.setUrl(grantURL);
     request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void AccountManager::requestAccessTokenWithSteam(QByteArray authSessionTicket) {
 
     QByteArray postData;
     postData.append("grant_type=password&");
-    postData.append(QByteArray("steam_auth_ticket=") + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(authSessionTicket) + "&");
+    postData.append("steam_auth_ticket=" + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(authSessionTicket) + "&");
     postData.append("scope=" + ACCOUNT_MANAGER_REQUESTED_SCOPE.toUtf8());
 
     request.setUrl(grantURL);
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void AccountManager::requestAccessTokenWithOculus(const QString& nonce, const QS
     postData.append("grant_type=password&");
     postData.append("oculus_nonce=" + nonce.toUtf8() + "&");
     postData.append("oculus_id=" + oculusID.toUtf8() + "&");
-    postData.append("scope=" +  ACCOUNT_MANAGER_REQUESTED_SCOPE.toUtf8());
+    postData.append("scope=" + ACCOUNT_MANAGER_REQUESTED_SCOPE.toUtf8());
 
     request.setUrl(grantURL);
     request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void AccountManager::refreshAccessToken() {
 
         QByteArray postData;
         postData.append("grant_type=refresh_token&");
-        postData.append(QByteArray("refresh_token=") + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(_accountInfo.getAccessToken().refreshToken) + "&");
+        postData.append("refresh_token=" + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(_accountInfo.getAccessToken().refreshToken) + "&");
         postData.append("scope=" + ACCOUNT_MANAGER_REQUESTED_SCOPE.toUtf8());
 
         request.setUrl(grantURL);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainAccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainAccountManager.cpp
index de3434c037..9ec5badc91 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainAccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainAccountManager.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ void DomainAccountManager::requestAccessToken(const QString& username, const QSt
     // - Ignores "state" parameter.
     QByteArray formData;
     formData.append("grant_type=password&");
-    formData.append(QByteArray("username=") + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(username) + "&");
-    formData.append(QByteArray("password=") + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(password) + "&");
-    formData.append(QString("client_id=%1").arg(_currentAuth.clientID).toUtf8());
+    formData.append("username=" + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(username) + "&");
+    formData.append("password=" + QUrl::toPercentEncoding(password) + "&");
+    formData.append("client_id=" + _currentAuth.clientID.toUtf8());
 
     request.setUrl(_currentAuth.authURL);