diff --git a/spec/InfluxDB/ClientSpec.php b/spec/InfluxDB/ClientSpec.php
index 1af2fffb7a..fc34b91ec7 100644
--- a/spec/InfluxDB/ClientSpec.php
+++ b/spec/InfluxDB/ClientSpec.php
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ class ClientSpec extends ObjectBehavior
 
     function it_should_send_data(\InfluxDB\Adapter\AdapterInterface $adapter)
     {
-        $adapter->send([
+        $adapter->send([[
             "name" => "video.search",
             "columns" => ["author", "title"],
             "points" => [
                 ["Guccini", "Autogrill"]
             ] 
-        ])->shouldBeCalledTimes(1);
+        ]])->shouldBeCalledTimes(1);
 
         $this->mark("video.search", [
             "author" => "Guccini",
diff --git a/src/InfluxDB/Adapter/Udp.php b/src/InfluxDB/Adapter/Udp.php
index 63cddff37b..5afd301fcc 100644
--- a/src/InfluxDB/Adapter/Udp.php
+++ b/src/InfluxDB/Adapter/Udp.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Udp implements AdapterInterface
 
     public function send($message)
     {
+        $message = json_encode($message);
         socket_sendto($this->getSocket(), $message, strlen($message), 0, $this->host, $this->port);
     } 
 }
diff --git a/src/InfluxDB/Client.php b/src/InfluxDB/Client.php
index 884d8a9a62..3965b643b2 100644
--- a/src/InfluxDB/Client.php
+++ b/src/InfluxDB/Client.php
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class Client implements ClientInterface
 
     public function mark($name, array $values)
     {
-        $data = [];        
+        $data =[];        
         $data['name'] = $name;
         $data['columns'] = array_keys($values);
         $data['points'][] = array_values($values);
 
-        return $this->getAdapter()->send($data);
+        return $this->getAdapter()->send([$data]);
     }
 }