diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index e4fd29eb..959b64ca 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ function jwtParser(federatedToken) {
         console.log(tokenPayload);
         let bufferObj = Buffer.from(tokenPayload, "base64");
         console.log(bufferObj);
-        let decodedPayload = JSON.stringify(bufferObj.toString("utf8"));
+        let decodedPayload = JSON.parse(bufferObj.toString("utf8"));
         console.log(decodedPayload);
-        return [decodedPayload["iss"], decodedPayload["sub"]];
+        return [decodedPayload['iss'], decodedPayload['sub']];
     });
 }
 main();
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 66b38c57..6587b971 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ async function jwtParser(federatedToken) {
     console.log(tokenPayload);
     let bufferObj = Buffer.from(tokenPayload, "base64");
     console.log(bufferObj);
-    let decodedPayload = JSON.stringify(bufferObj.toString("utf8"));
+    let decodedPayload = JSON.parse(bufferObj.toString("utf8"));
     console.log(decodedPayload);
-    return [decodedPayload["iss"],decodedPayload["sub"]];
+    return [decodedPayload['iss'],decodedPayload['sub']];
 }
 main();
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