diff --git a/src/Http/Handlers/SockChatHandler.php b/src/Http/Handlers/SockChatHandler.php
index 67db15f7..fa9e6a95 100644
--- a/src/Http/Handlers/SockChatHandler.php
+++ b/src/Http/Handlers/SockChatHandler.php
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ final class SockChatHandler extends Handler {
     }
 
     public function verify($response, $request): array {
-        if(!$request->isStreamContent())
+        if($request->isStreamContent())
+            $authInfo = json_decode((string)$request->getContent());
+        elseif($request->isJsonContent())
+            $authInfo = $request->getContent()->getContent(); // maybe change this api lol, this looks silly
+        else
             return ['success' => false, 'reason' => 'request'];
 
         $userHash = $request->hasHeader('X-SharpChat-Signature') ? $request->getHeaderFirstLine('X-SharpChat-Signature') : '';
@@ -336,8 +340,6 @@ final class SockChatHandler extends Handler {
         if(strlen($userHash) !== 64)
             return ['success' => false, 'reason' => 'length'];
 
-        $authInfo = json_decode((string)$request->getContent());
-
         if(!isset($authInfo->user_id, $authInfo->token, $authInfo->ip))
             return ['success' => false, 'reason' => 'data'];