diff --git a/auth0/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/request/internal/BaseRequest.java b/auth0/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/request/internal/BaseRequest.java
index 5b79a95c9..ba59eda41 100755
--- a/auth0/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/request/internal/BaseRequest.java
+++ b/auth0/src/main/java/com/auth0/android/request/internal/BaseRequest.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ protected U parseUnsuccessfulResponse(Response response) {
             stringPayload = body.string();
             Type mapType = new TypeToken<Map<String, Object>>() {
             }.getType();
-            Map<String, Object> mapPayload = gson.fromJson(body.charStream(), mapType);
+            Map<String, Object> mapPayload = gson.fromJson(stringPayload, mapType);
             return errorBuilder.from(mapPayload);
         } catch (JsonSyntaxException e) {
             return errorBuilder.from(stringPayload, response.code());