diff --git a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/utils.go b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/utils.go
index 0ad7669bcc5..888e3bb6e8f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package pluginproxy
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@ func setBodyContent(req *http.Request, route *plugins.Route, data templateData)
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if !json.Valid([]byte(interpolatedBody)) {
+			return errors.New("body is not valid JSON")
+		}
+
 		req.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(interpolatedBody))
 		req.ContentLength = int64(len(interpolatedBody))
 	}