diff --git a/python/sbp/client/loggers/json_logger.py b/python/sbp/client/loggers/json_logger.py
index 001e6409f8..99688d4573 100644
--- a/python/sbp/client/loggers/json_logger.py
+++ b/python/sbp/client/loggers/json_logger.py
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ def __next__(self):
         for line in self.handle:
             try:
                 data = json.loads(line)
-                item = SBP.from_json_dict(data.pop('data', data))
+                if "payload" in data.keys():
+                    item = SBP.from_json_dict(data)
+                else:
+                    item = SBP.from_json_dict(data.pop('data', data))
                 msg = self.dispatch(item, line)
                 yield (msg, data)
             except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):