diff --git a/alerting/provider/teams/teams.go b/alerting/provider/teams/teams.go
index 01c98c5a..0ada941b 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/teams/teams.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/teams/teams.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package teams
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) IsValid() bool {
 
 // Send an alert using the provider
 func (provider *AlertProvider) Send(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *alert.Alert, result *core.Result, resolved bool) error {
-	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(provider.buildRequestBody(endpoint, alert, result, resolved)))
+	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(provider.buildRequestBody(endpoint, alert, result, resolved))
 	request, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, provider.getWebhookURLForGroup(endpoint.Group), buffer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -62,8 +63,22 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) Send(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *alert.Alert,
 	return err
 }
 
+type Body struct {
+	Type       string    `json:"@type"`
+	Context    string    `json:"@context"`
+	ThemeColor string    `json:"themeColor"`
+	Title      string    `json:"title"`
+	Text       string    `json:"text"`
+	Sections   []Section `json:"sections"`
+}
+
+type Section struct {
+	ActivityTitle string `json:"activityTitle"`
+	Text          string `json:"text"`
+}
+
 // buildRequestBody builds the request body for the provider
-func (provider *AlertProvider) buildRequestBody(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *alert.Alert, result *core.Result, resolved bool) string {
+func (provider *AlertProvider) buildRequestBody(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *alert.Alert, result *core.Result, resolved bool) []byte {
 	var message, color string
 	if resolved {
 		message = fmt.Sprintf("An alert for *%s* has been resolved after passing successfully %d time(s) in a row", endpoint.DisplayName(), alert.SuccessThreshold)
@@ -84,25 +99,22 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) buildRequestBody(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *
 	}
 	var description string
 	if alertDescription := alert.GetDescription(); len(alertDescription) > 0 {
-		description = ":\\n> " + alertDescription
+		description = ": " + alertDescription
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`{
-  "@type": "MessageCard",
-  "@context": "http://schema.org/extensions",
-  "themeColor": "%s",
-  "title": "🚨 Gatus",
-  "text": "%s%s",
-  "sections": [
-    {
-      "activityTitle": "URL",
-      "text": "%s"
-    },
-    {
-      "activityTitle": "Condition results",
-      "text": "%s"
-    }
-  ]
-}`, color, message, description, endpoint.URL, results)
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(Body{
+		Type:       "MessageCard",
+		Context:    "http://schema.org/extensions",
+		ThemeColor: color,
+		Title:      "🚨 Gatus",
+		Text:       message + description,
+		Sections: []Section{
+			{
+				ActivityTitle: "Condition results",
+				Text:          results,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	return body
 }
 
 // getWebhookURLForGroup returns the appropriate Webhook URL integration to for a given group
diff --git a/alerting/provider/teams/teams_test.go b/alerting/provider/teams/teams_test.go
index 2b31a1dd..c3ab998c 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/teams/teams_test.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/teams/teams_test.go
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 			Provider:     AlertProvider{},
 			Alert:        alert.Alert{Description: &firstDescription, SuccessThreshold: 5, FailureThreshold: 3},
 			Resolved:     false,
-			ExpectedBody: "{\n  \"@type\": \"MessageCard\",\n  \"@context\": \"http://schema.org/extensions\",\n  \"themeColor\": \"#DD0000\",\n  \"title\": \"&#x1F6A8; Gatus\",\n  \"text\": \"An alert for *endpoint-name* has been triggered due to having failed 3 time(s) in a row:\\n> description-1\",\n  \"sections\": [\n    {\n      \"activityTitle\": \"URL\",\n      \"text\": \"\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"activityTitle\": \"Condition results\",\n      \"text\": \"&#x274C; - `[CONNECTED] == true`<br/>&#x274C; - `[STATUS] == 200`<br/>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
+			ExpectedBody: "{\"@type\":\"MessageCard\",\"@context\":\"http://schema.org/extensions\",\"themeColor\":\"#DD0000\",\"title\":\"\\u0026#x1F6A8; Gatus\",\"text\":\"An alert for *endpoint-name* has been triggered due to having failed 3 time(s) in a row: description-1\",\"sections\":[{\"activityTitle\":\"Condition results\",\"text\":\"\\u0026#x274C; - `[CONNECTED] == true`\\u003cbr/\\u003e\\u0026#x274C; - `[STATUS] == 200`\\u003cbr/\\u003e\"}]}",
 		},
 		{
 			Name:         "resolved",
 			Provider:     AlertProvider{},
 			Alert:        alert.Alert{Description: &secondDescription, SuccessThreshold: 5, FailureThreshold: 3},
 			Resolved:     true,
-			ExpectedBody: "{\n  \"@type\": \"MessageCard\",\n  \"@context\": \"http://schema.org/extensions\",\n  \"themeColor\": \"#36A64F\",\n  \"title\": \"&#x1F6A8; Gatus\",\n  \"text\": \"An alert for *endpoint-name* has been resolved after passing successfully 5 time(s) in a row:\\n> description-2\",\n  \"sections\": [\n    {\n      \"activityTitle\": \"URL\",\n      \"text\": \"\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"activityTitle\": \"Condition results\",\n      \"text\": \"&#x2705; - `[CONNECTED] == true`<br/>&#x2705; - `[STATUS] == 200`<br/>\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
+			ExpectedBody: "{\"@type\":\"MessageCard\",\"@context\":\"http://schema.org/extensions\",\"themeColor\":\"#36A64F\",\"title\":\"\\u0026#x1F6A8; Gatus\",\"text\":\"An alert for *endpoint-name* has been resolved after passing successfully 5 time(s) in a row: description-2\",\"sections\":[{\"activityTitle\":\"Condition results\",\"text\":\"\\u0026#x2705; - `[CONNECTED] == true`\\u003cbr/\\u003e\\u0026#x2705; - `[STATUS] == 200`\\u003cbr/\\u003e\"}]}",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ func TestAlertProvider_buildRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				scenario.Resolved,
 			)
-			if body != scenario.ExpectedBody {
-				t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", scenario.ExpectedBody, body)
+			if string(body) != scenario.ExpectedBody {
+				t.Errorf("expected:\n%s\ngot:\n%s", scenario.ExpectedBody, body)
 			}
 			out := make(map[string]interface{})
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &out); err != nil {
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &out); err != nil {
 				t.Error("expected body to be valid JSON, got error:", err.Error())
 			}
 		})