diff --git a/Request/Request.php b/Request/Request.php
index 2f3fe07..179ba4d 100644
--- a/Request/Request.php
+++ b/Request/Request.php
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ public function start()
                     }
 
                     if(($json !== false) && (strlen($json) > 0)){
-                        $tweet = json_decode($json);
-                        if($tweet){
+                        $tweet = json_decode($json, true);
+                        if($tweet && is_array($tweet)){
                             
                             $tweet_model = new TweetModel();
                             $user_model = new UserModel();
@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ public function start()
         }
         return;
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};