diff --git a/Model/Parser/Html.php b/Model/Parser/Html.php
index 660c92d..2213896 100644
--- a/Model/Parser/Html.php
+++ b/Model/Parser/Html.php
@@ -187,20 +187,21 @@ private function getProductIds(string $html): array
 
         return $productIds;
     }
-
+    
     private function json_validate($json, $depth = 512, $flags = 0) 
     {
-        // First character check to ensure the string starts with `{` or `[` (to improve perfrormace)
-        $trimmedJson = ltrim($json);
-        if (!is_string($json) || ($trimmedJson[0] !== '{' && $trimmedJson[0] !== '[')) {
+        if (!is_string($json)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        try {
-            json_decode($json, false, $depth, $flags | JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
-            return true;
-        } catch (\JsonException $e) {
+        $trimmedJson = ltrim($json);
+        // First character check to ensure the string starts with `{` or `[` (to improve perfrormace)
+        if ($trimmedJson[0] !== '{' && $trimmedJson[0] !== '[') {
             return false;
         }
+    
+        // Decode JSON and check for errors
+        json_decode($json, false, $depth, $flags);
+        return json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE;
     }
 }