diff --git a/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/GraphQLSubscriptionMapper.java b/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/GraphQLSubscriptionMapper.java
index 1e4c8459..f7ec4d49 100644
--- a/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/GraphQLSubscriptionMapper.java
+++ b/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/GraphQLSubscriptionMapper.java
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.GraphQLObjectMapper;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.GraphQLRequest;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -13,7 +15,12 @@ public class GraphQLSubscriptionMapper {
   private final GraphQLObjectMapper graphQLObjectMapper;
 
   public GraphQLRequest readGraphQLRequest(Object payload) {
-    return graphQLObjectMapper.getJacksonMapper().convertValue(payload, GraphQLRequest.class);
+    Objects.requireNonNull(payload, "Payload is required");
+    try {
+      return graphQLObjectMapper.readGraphQLRequest(payload.toString());
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
   }
 
   public ExecutionResult sanitizeErrors(ExecutionResult executionResult) {
diff --git a/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/apollo/SubscriptionStartCommand.java b/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/apollo/SubscriptionStartCommand.java
index e7d0db3f..98f23357 100644
--- a/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/apollo/SubscriptionStartCommand.java
+++ b/graphql-java-kickstart/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/execution/subscriptions/apollo/SubscriptionStartCommand.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.subscriptions.GraphQLSubscriptionMapper;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.subscriptions.SubscriptionSession;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ public void apply(SubscriptionSession session, OperationMessage message) {
   }
 
   private CompletableFuture<ExecutionResult> executeAsync(Object payload, SubscriptionSession session) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(payload, "Payload is required");
     GraphQLRequest graphQLRequest = mapper.readGraphQLRequest(payload);
 
     GraphQLSingleInvocationInput invocationInput = invocationInputFactory.create(graphQLRequest, session);
diff --git a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/subscriptions/FallbackSubscriptionConsumer.java b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/subscriptions/FallbackSubscriptionConsumer.java
index 81bd69bd..d195ac1c 100644
--- a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/subscriptions/FallbackSubscriptionConsumer.java
+++ b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/subscriptions/FallbackSubscriptionConsumer.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.subscriptions.GraphQLSubscriptionInvocationInputFactory;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.subscriptions.GraphQLSubscriptionMapper;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.subscriptions.SubscriptionSession;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ public void accept(String text) {
   }
 
   private CompletableFuture<ExecutionResult> executeAsync(Object payload, SubscriptionSession session) {
-    Objects.requireNonNull(payload, "Payload is required");
     GraphQLRequest graphQLRequest = mapper.readGraphQLRequest(payload);
 
     GraphQLSingleInvocationInput invocationInput = invocationInputFactory.create(graphQLRequest, session);