diff --git a/src/LaravelDebugbar.php b/src/LaravelDebugbar.php
index 1bca2d2a..a9a29aa2 100644
--- a/src/LaravelDebugbar.php
+++ b/src/LaravelDebugbar.php
@@ -872,20 +872,16 @@ protected function isJsonResponse(Response $response)
             return true;
         }
 
-        try {
-            $content = $response->getContent();
+        $content = $response->getContent();
 
-            if (is_string($content)) {
-                $content = json_decode($content, true);
-            }
+        if (function_exists('json_validate')) {
+            return json_validate($content);
+        } else {
+            // PHP >= 8.2 check
+            json_decode($string, true);
 
-            if (is_array($content)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            return json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE;
         }
-
-        return false;
     }
 
     /**