diff --git a/plugins/keysend.c b/plugins/keysend.c
index e3dd2d37a..24743389d 100644
--- a/plugins/keysend.c
+++ b/plugins/keysend.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_keysend(struct command *cmd, const char *buf,
 
 	p = payment_new(cmd, cmd, NULL /* No parent */, pay_mods);
 	p->local_id = &my_id;
-	p->json_buffer = tal_steal(p, buf);
+	p->json_buffer = tal_dup_talarr(p, const char, buf);
 	p->json_toks = params;
 	p->destination = tal_steal(p, destination);
 	p->destination_has_tlv = true;