diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2119d3b..168d483 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ async function addEmail(req) {
         headers: {
             Authorization: "Bearer " + req.jwt,
         },
+        json: true,
     });
     var result = (resp.body && resp.body.result) || resp.body || {};
     console.log("authz-email:", result);