diff --git a/plugins/in_http/http_prot.c b/plugins/in_http/http_prot.c
index 65e3a08ab9e..cf0843a5139 100644
--- a/plugins/in_http/http_prot.c
+++ b/plugins/in_http/http_prot.c
@@ -757,24 +757,12 @@ static int process_payload(struct flb_http *ctx, struct http_conn *conn,
     else if (type == HTTP_CONTENT_URLENCODED) {
         ret = parse_payload_urlencoded(ctx, tag, request->data.data, request->data.len);
     }
-
-    if (ret != 0) {
-        send_response(conn, 400, "error: invalid payload\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
     else if (type == HTTP_CONTENT_MSGPACK) {
         ret = parse_payload_msgpack(ctx, tag, request->data.data, request->data.len);
-        if (ret != 0) {
-            send_response(conn, 400, "error: invalid msgpack payload\n");
-            return -1;
-        }
     }
-    else if (type == HTTP_CONTENT_MSGPACK) {
-        ret = parse_payload_msgpack(ctx, tag, request->data.data, request->data.len);
-        if (ret != 0) {
-            send_response(conn, 400, "error: invalid msgpack payload\n");
-            return -1;
-        }
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        send_response(conn, 400, "error: invalid payload\n");
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;