diff --git a/compiler/native/compile.go b/compiler/native/compile.go
index 3766fb64..b8759e8a 100644
--- a/compiler/native/compile.go
+++ b/compiler/native/compile.go
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/yaml"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-retryablehttp"
+
+	uyaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 )
 
 // ModifyRequest contains the payload passed to the modification endpoint
 type ModifyRequest struct {
-	Pipeline *yaml.Build `json:"pipeline,omitempty"`
-	Build    int         `json:"build,omitempty"`
-	Repo     string      `json:"repo,omitempty"`
-	User     string      `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	Pipeline string `json:"pipeline,omitempty"`
+	Build    int    `json:"build,omitempty"`
+	Repo     string `json:"repo,omitempty"`
+	User     string `json:"user,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Compile produces an executable pipeline from a yaml configuration.
@@ -210,8 +212,13 @@ func errorHandler(resp *http.Response, err error, attempts int) (*http.Response,
 // nolint:lll // parameter struct references push line limit
 func (c *client) modifyConfig(build *yaml.Build, libraryBuild *library.Build, repo *library.Repo) (*yaml.Build, error) {
 	// create request to send to endpoint
+	data, err := uyaml.Marshal(build)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	modReq := &ModifyRequest{
-		Pipeline: build,
+		Pipeline: string(data),
 		Build:    libraryBuild.GetNumber(),
 		Repo:     repo.GetName(),
 		User:     libraryBuild.GetAuthor(),
diff --git a/compiler/native/compile_test.go b/compiler/native/compile_test.go
index 42a86bc1..08ed3480 100644
--- a/compiler/native/compile_test.go
+++ b/compiler/native/compile_test.go
@@ -1403,6 +1403,11 @@ func Test_client_modifyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				Environment: nil,
 				Name:        "docker",
 				Pull:        "always",
+				Parameters: map[string]interface{}{
+					"init_options": map[string]interface{}{
+						"get_plugins": "true",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -1430,6 +1435,11 @@ func Test_client_modifyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				Environment: nil,
 				Name:        "docker",
 				Pull:        "always",
+				Parameters: map[string]interface{}{
+					"init_options": map[string]interface{}{
+						"get_plugins": "true",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			&yaml.Step{
 				Image:       "alpine",
@@ -1548,8 +1558,8 @@ func Test_client_modifyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("modifyConfig() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.want, got); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("modifyConfig() mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}