diff --git a/aikido_firewall/context/__init__.py b/aikido_firewall/context/__init__.py
index ce6862fbe..cc44696a0 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/context/__init__.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/context/__init__.py
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ def set_flask_attrs(self, req):
         """Set properties that are specific to flask"""
         self.remote_address = req.remote_addr
         self.url = req.url
-        self.body = req.form.to_dict()
+        if req.is_json:
+            self.body = req.json
+        else:
+            self.body = req.form.to_dict()
         self.query = req.args.to_dict()
         self.cookies = req.cookies.to_dict()
 
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/context/init_test.py b/aikido_firewall/context/init_test.py
index 829e3e237..87a40391e 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/context/init_test.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/context/init_test.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def test_context_init_flask(mocker):
     req.method = "GET"
     req.remote_addr = "127.0.0.1"
     req.url = "http://example.com"
+    req.is_json = False
     req.form.to_dict.return_value = {"key": "value"}
     req.headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
     req.args.to_dict.return_value = {"key": "value"}