diff --git a/create_ticket_api.php b/create_ticket_api.php
index f8a824b..ef44380 100644
--- a/create_ticket_api.php
+++ b/create_ticket_api.php
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ $createTableSQL = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets (
 
 $conn->query($createTableSQL);
 
+// Parse input regardless of content-type header
+$rawInput = file_get_contents('php://input');
+$data = json_decode($rawInput, true);
+
 // Generate hash from stable components
 function generateTicketHash($data) {
     $stableComponents = [
@@ -91,10 +95,6 @@ if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
 // Force JSON content type for all incoming requests
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
-// Parse input regardless of content-type header
-$rawInput = file_get_contents('php://input');
-$data = json_decode($rawInput, true);
-
 if (!$data) {
     // Try parsing as URL-encoded data
     parse_str($rawInput, $data);