diff --git a/src/controllers/internal/new-episode/index.ts b/src/controllers/internal/new-episode/index.ts
index a6d4499..71fa25b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/internal/new-episode/index.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/internal/new-episode/index.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ app.post(
 
 async function scheduleRetry(qstashToken: string, req: HonoRequest) {
   return new Client({ token: qstashToken }).publishJSON({
-    body: await req.text(),
+    body: await req.json(),
     url: req.url,
     retries: 0,
     delay: "1h",