diff --git a/flight/net/Request.php b/flight/net/Request.php
index 4b485f2..d66a5a7 100644
--- a/flight/net/Request.php
+++ b/flight/net/Request.php
@@ -187,9 +187,12 @@ class Request {
 
         if (strpos($this->type, 'application/json') === 0 && $this->body != '') {
             $this->json = json_decode($this->body, true);
-			$this->json = new Collection($this->json);
+        } else {
+            $this->json = array();
         }
 		
+        $this->json = new Collection($this->json);
+		
     }
 
     /**