diff --git a/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedButtonEditor.cs b/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedButtonEditor.cs
index 0f28303..3d5a312 100644
--- a/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedButtonEditor.cs
+++ b/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedButtonEditor.cs
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ public override void OnInspectorGUI()
                 SetStateValuesAtIndex(1, "End", _lottieAnimation != null ? (int)_lottieAnimation.TotalFramesCount : 0, true);
             }
             if (_button.AnimationJson == null ||
-                string.IsNullOrEmpty(_button.AnimationJson.text) ||
-                !_button.AnimationJson.text.StartsWith("{\"v\":"))
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(_button.AnimationJson.text))
             {
                 EditorGUILayout.HelpBox("You must have a lottie json in order to use the animated button.", MessageType.Error);
             }
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ private void CreateAnimationIfNecessaryAndAttachToGraphic()
                 return;
             }
             string jsonData = _button.AnimationJson.text;
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonData) ||
-                !jsonData.StartsWith("{\"v\":"))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonData))
             {
                 Debug.LogError("Selected file is not a lottie json");
                 return;
diff --git a/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedImageEditor.cs b/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedImageEditor.cs
index 131c246..d608683 100644
--- a/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedImageEditor.cs
+++ b/unity/RLottieUnity/Assets/LottiePlugin/Editor/src/AnimatedImageEditor.cs
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ public override void OnInspectorGUI()
                 UpdateTheAnimationInfoBoxText();
             }
             if (_image.AnimationJson == null ||
-                string.IsNullOrEmpty(_image.AnimationJson.text) ||
-                !_image.AnimationJson.text.StartsWith("{\"v\":"))
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(_image.AnimationJson.text))
             {
                 EditorGUILayout.HelpBox("You must have a lottie json in order to use the animated image.", MessageType.Error);
             }
@@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ private void CreateAnimationIfNecessaryAndAttachToGraphic()
                 return;
             }
             string jsonData = _image.AnimationJson.text;
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonData) ||
-                !jsonData.StartsWith("{\"v\":"))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jsonData))
             {
                 Debug.LogError("Selected file is not a lottie json");
                 return;