diff --git a/pkg/distributor/http.go b/pkg/distributor/http.go
index 770567bea6b2..fc0473584219 100644
--- a/pkg/distributor/http.go
+++ b/pkg/distributor/http.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func ParseRequest(r *http.Request) (*logproto.PushRequest, error) {
 		)
 	}()
 
-	switch r.Header.Get(contentType) {
+	switch contentType {
 	case applicationJSON:
 		var err error