diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.cc
index 5ebadf2385..6da0a0d8ca 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.cc
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #include "selfdrive/ui/qt/api.h"
 
+#include <openssl/bio.h>
+#include <openssl/pem.h>
+#include <openssl/rsa.h>
+
+#include <QCryptographicHash>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
-#include <QJsonObject>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
-#include <QRandomGenerator>
-#include <QString>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include <QWidget>
 
 #include "selfdrive/common/params.h"
 #include "selfdrive/common/util.h"
@@ -44,21 +43,14 @@ QByteArray CommaApi::rsa_sign(const QByteArray &data) {
   return sig;
 }
 
-QString CommaApi::create_jwt(const QVector<QPair<QString, QJsonValue>> &payloads, int expiry) {
-  QString dongle_id = QString::fromStdString(Params().get("DongleId"));
-
-  QJsonObject header;
-  header.insert("alg", "RS256");
-
-  QJsonObject payload;
-  payload.insert("identity", dongle_id);
+QString CommaApi::create_jwt(const QJsonObject &payloads, int expiry) {
+  QJsonObject header = {{"alg", "RS256"}};
 
+  QString dongle_id = QString::fromStdString(Params().get("DongleId"));
   auto t = QDateTime::currentSecsSinceEpoch();
-  payload.insert("nbf", t);
-  payload.insert("iat", t);
-  payload.insert("exp", t + expiry);
-  for (auto &load : payloads) {
-    payload.insert(load.first, load.second);
+  QJsonObject payload = {{"identity", dongle_id}, {"nbf", t}, {"iat", t}, {"exp", t + expiry}};
+  for (auto it = payloads.begin(); it != payloads.end(); ++it) {
+    payload.insert(it.key(), it.value());
   }
 
   auto b64_opts = QByteArray::Base64UrlEncoding | QByteArray::OmitTrailingEquals;
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.h
index 71fd9b8689..550855ecff 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/api.h
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <openssl/bio.h>
-#include <openssl/pem.h>
-#include <openssl/rsa.h>
-
-#include <QCryptographicHash>
-#include <QJsonValue>
+#include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
-#include <QPair>
 #include <QString>
-#include <QVector>
-#include <QWidget>
-#include <atomic>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class CommaApi : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
   static QByteArray rsa_sign(const QByteArray &data);
-  static QString create_jwt(const QVector<QPair<QString, QJsonValue>> &payloads = {}, int expiry = 3600);
+  static QString create_jwt(const QJsonObject &payloads = {}, int expiry = 3600);
 };
 
 /**