diff --git a/Slim/Http/Request.php b/Slim/Http/Request.php
index 1d9b89537..1b54f5c9d 100644
--- a/Slim/Http/Request.php
+++ b/Slim/Http/Request.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public function __construct($method, UriInterface $uri, HeadersInterface $header
         }
 
         $this->registerMediaTypeParser('application/json', function ($input) {
-            return json_decode($input);
+            return json_decode($input, true);
         });
 
         $this->registerMediaTypeParser('application/xml', function ($input) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public function __construct($method, UriInterface $uri, HeadersInterface $header
 
         $this->registerMediaTypeParser('application/x-www-form-urlencoded', function ($input) {
             parse_str($input, $data);
-            return (object)$data;
+            return $data;
         });
     }