diff --git a/src/jsonrpc.ts b/src/jsonrpc.ts
index dad5f657..e9876944 100644
--- a/src/jsonrpc.ts
+++ b/src/jsonrpc.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export interface Error<E = any> {
   data?: E;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sends the jsonrpc 'params' as an array.
+ */
 export async function post<T>(
   url: string,
   method: string,
@@ -45,3 +48,25 @@ export async function post<T>(
     return response.data?.result;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sends the jsonrpc 'params' as the single 'param' obj, no array wrapper is applied.
+ */
+export async function postObject<T>(
+  url: string,
+  method: string,
+  param: any,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const response = await axios.post<Response<T>>(url, {
+    jsonrpc: "2.0",
+    // TODO: Generate a unique request id
+    id: 1,
+    method,
+    params: param,
+  });
+  if (hasOwnProperty(response.data, "error")) {
+    throw response.data.error;
+  } else {
+    return response.data?.result;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index c5741d5d..141a6f70 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ export class Server {
    *
    * @example
    * server.getEvents(
-   *    1000,
-   *    1010,
+   *    "1000",
+   *    "1010",
    *    [
    *     {
    *      type: "contract",
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ export class Server {
     // The difficulty comes in matching up the correct integer primitives.
     //
     // It also means this library will rely on the XDR definitions.
-    return await jsonrpc.post(this.serverURL.toString(), "getEvents", {
-      startLedger,
-      endLedger,
+    return await jsonrpc.postObject(this.serverURL.toString(), "getEvents", {
+      startLedger: String(startLedger),
+      endLedger: String(endLedger),
       filters: filters ?? [],
       pagination: {
         ...(cursor && { cursor }), // add fields only if defined
diff --git a/test/unit/server/get_events_test.js b/test/unit/server/get_events_test.js
index 29264448..f0b613cc 100644
--- a/test/unit/server/get_events_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/server/get_events_test.js
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ describe("Server#getEvents", function() {
     setupMock(
       this.axiosMock,
       {
-        endLedger: 2,
+        endLedger: "2",
         filters: [],
         pagination: {},
-        startLedger: 1,
+        startLedger: "1",
       },
       result,
     );
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ describe("Server#getEvents", function() {
     setupMock(
       this.axiosMock,
       {
-        startLedger: 1,
-        endLedger: 10,
+        startLedger: "1",
+        endLedger: "10",
         filters: [
           {
             topics: [["*", "*"]],
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ describe("Server#getEvents", function() {
     setupMock(
       this.axiosMock,
       {
-        startLedger: 1,
-        endLedger: 10,
+        startLedger: "1",
+        endLedger: "10",
         filters: [
           {
             topics: [["AAAABQAAAAh0cmFuc2Zlcg==", "AAAAAQB6Mcc="]],
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ describe("Server#getEvents", function() {
     setupMock(
       this.axiosMock,
       {
-        startLedger: 1,
-        endLedger: 2,
+        startLedger: "1",
+        endLedger: "2",
         filters: [
           {
             topics: [["AAAABQAAAAh0cmFuc2Zlcg==", "*"]],
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ describe("Server#getEvents", function() {
     setupMock(
       this.axiosMock,
       {
-        startLedger: 1,
-        endLedger: 2,
+        startLedger: "1",
+        endLedger: "2",
         filters: [
           {
             topics: [["*", "*"]],
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function setupMock(axiosMock, params, result) {
       jsonrpc: "2.0",
       id: 1,
       method: "getEvents",
-      params: [params],
+      params: params,
     })
     .returns(Promise.resolve({ data: { result } }));
 }