diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
index 07311f7d..67b4a64c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ sub push_github : Chained('api') PathPart('push-github') Args(0) {
 
     $c->{stash}->{json}->{jobsetsTriggered} = [];
 
-    my $in = decode_json $c->req->body_params->{payload};
+    my $in = $c->request->{data};
     my $owner = $in->{repository}->{owner}->{name} or die;
     my $repo = $in->{repository}->{name} or die;
     print STDERR "got push from GitHub repository $owner/$repo\n";