diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-volume.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-volume.go
index 55274f7d8..b33febe19 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-volume.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-volume.go
@@ -163,5 +163,5 @@ func Resize(volumePath string, size uint64) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return shimclient.DoPost(sandboxId, defaultTimeout, containerdshim.DirectVolumeResizeUrl, encoded)
+	return shimclient.DoPost(sandboxId, defaultTimeout, containerdshim.DirectVolumeResizeUrl, "application/json", encoded)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
index c9ed3ad69..835b6f9b9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/shimclient/shim_management_client.go
@@ -65,15 +65,40 @@ func DoGet(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath string) ([]
 	return body, nil
 }
 
-func DoPost(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath string, payload []byte) error {
+// DoPut will make a PUT request to the shim endpoint that handles the given sandbox ID
+func DoPut(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath, contentType string, payload []byte) error {
 	client, err := BuildShimClient(sandboxID, timeoutInSeconds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath), "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	defer func() {
-		resp.Body.Close()
+		if resp != nil {
+			resp.Body.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+	return err
+}
+
+// DoPost will make a POST request to the shim endpoint that handles the given sandbox ID
+func DoPost(sandboxID string, timeoutInSeconds time.Duration, urlPath, contentType string, payload []byte) error {
+	client, err := BuildShimClient(sandboxID, timeoutInSeconds)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Post(fmt.Sprintf("http://shim/%s", urlPath), contentType, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	defer func() {
+		if resp != nil {
+			resp.Body.Close()
+		}
 	}()
 	return err
 }