diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
index 4ae2e0497c..787bb33f86 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 
 			using (LogContext.PushProperty(SerilogContextHelper.BridgeRequestIterationContextProperty, Interlocked.Increment(ref requestsProcessed)))
 			{
-				BridgeParameters request;
+				var request = new BridgeParameters();
 				try
 				{
-					request = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<BridgeParameters>(data, DMApiConstants.SerializerSettings);
+					JsonConvert.PopulateObject(data, request, DMApiConstants.SerializerSettings);
 				}
 				catch (Exception ex)
 				{