diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Http/Parsers/JsonHttpContentParser.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Http/Parsers/JsonHttpContentParser.cs
index ad2906c49e..4f2ee9bba1 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Http/Parsers/JsonHttpContentParser.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Http/Parsers/JsonHttpContentParser.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public async Task<object> ReadAsync(Stream content, Type? returnType, Cancellati
 
         using var reader = new StreamReader(content, leaveOpen: true);
         var json = await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
+        
+        if(returnType == typeof(string))
+            return json;
 
         if (returnType == null || returnType.IsPrimitive)
             return json.ConvertTo(returnType ?? typeof(string))!;