diff --git a/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
index 65c0c26..cbfc5ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/api_controller.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def pept2taxa
     @result = {}
 
     # Convert the peptides array into a JSON string
-    json_data = {peptides: peptides}.to_json
+    json_data = {peptides: @input}.to_json
 
     # The URL to which the request will be sent
     uri = URI.parse("http://localhost:3000/search")