diff --git a/authentication/views.py b/authentication/views.py
index b916dfa..faba1eb 100644
--- a/authentication/views.py
+++ b/authentication/views.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 class LoginView(views.APIView):
 
     def post(self, request, format=None):
-        data = json.loads(request.body.decode('utf-8', errors='replace'))
-        username = data.get('username', None)
-        password = data.get('password', None)
+        username = request.data.get('username', None)
+        password = request.data.get('password', None)
         account = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
         if account is not None:
             if account.is_active: