diff --git a/pkg/file/file.go b/pkg/file/file.go
index 6c8fdd1..88f583b 100644
--- a/pkg/file/file.go
+++ b/pkg/file/file.go
@@ -73,44 +73,63 @@ func NewFileFromReader(r io.Reader) (File, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid file reader")
 	}
 
-	dummy := &dummyFile{}
-
-	decoder := json.NewDecoder(r)
-	jsonDecodeErr := decoder.Decode(dummy)
+	// Take a peek and see if we encounter '{' (would imply the contents is JSON)
+	preview := make([]byte, 1024)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(r, preview)
+	switch {
+	case err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF:
+		preview = preview[:n]
+		r = bytes.NewReader(preview)
+	case err != nil:
+		return nil, err
+	default:
+		r = io.MultiReader(bytes.NewReader(preview), r)
+	}
 
-	// reset file reader
-	//  need to read first block to detect json or metro format
-	//  after that, need to reset seek point of reader
-	if sk, ok := r.(io.Seeker); ok {
-		sk.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+	// Look for the start of JSON
+	var isJSON bool
+	for i := range preview {
+		if preview[i] == '{' {
+			isJSON = true
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
-	if jsonDecodeErr != nil {
-		// Parse metro file
+	// Decode contents as Metro2 formatting when it's not JSON
+	if !isJSON {
 		return NewReader(r).Read()
 	}
 
-	// Parse json file
-	if dummy.Header == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("invalid json file")
+	// Determine the file format
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r = io.TeeReader(r, &buf)
+
+	var dummy dummyFile
+	err = json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&dummy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading header: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fileFormat := utils.CharacterFileFormat
-	if dummy.Header.RecordDescriptorWord == lib.UnpackedRecordLength {
-		fileFormat = utils.CharacterFileFormat
-	} else if dummy.Header.BlockDescriptorWord > 0 {
-		fileFormat = utils.PackedFileFormat
+	if dummy.Header != nil {
+		if dummy.Header.RecordDescriptorWord == lib.UnpackedRecordLength {
+			fileFormat = utils.CharacterFileFormat
+		} else if dummy.Header.BlockDescriptorWord > 0 {
+			fileFormat = utils.PackedFileFormat
+		}
 	}
 
+	// Decode the file as JSON now
 	f, err := NewFile(fileFormat)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = decoder.Decode(f); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	r = io.MultiReader(&buf, r)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return f, fmt.Errorf("reading file: %w", err)
 	}
-
 	return f, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index a374622..d50182b 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -16,19 +16,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 func parseInputFromRequest(r *http.Request) (file.File, error) {
-	src, _, err := r.FormFile("file")
-	if err != nil {
-		mf, err := file.NewFileFromReader(r.Body)
+	contentType := strings.ToLower(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	if strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "multipart/") {
+		src, _, err := r.FormFile("file")
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading multipart request: %w", err)
 		}
+		defer src.Close()
 
+		mf, err := file.NewFileFromReader(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing file as multipart: %w", err)
+		}
 		return mf, nil
 	}
 
-	mf, err := file.NewFileFromReader(src)
+	mf, err := file.NewFileFromReader(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing request body as reader: %w", err)
 	}
 	return mf, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/suite_test.go b/pkg/server/suite_test.go
index 6863847..6249022 100644
--- a/pkg/server/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/suite_test.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (t *ServerTest) TestWithInvalidForm(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(recorder.Code, check.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
 }
 
-func (t *ServerTest) TestPrintWithInvalidData(c *check.C) {
+func (t *ServerTest) TestPrintWithoutContentType(c *check.C) {
 	writer, body := t.getWriter("base_segment.json", c)
 	err := writer.WriteField("format", "json")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ func (t *ServerTest) TestPrintWithInvalidData(c *check.C) {
 	recorder, request := t.makeRequest(http.MethodPost, "/print", body.String(), c)
 	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
 	t.testServer.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
-	c.Assert(recorder.Code, check.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
+	c.Assert(recorder.Code, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
-func (t *ServerTest) TestConvertWithInvalidData(c *check.C) {
+func (t *ServerTest) TestConvertWithoutContentType(c *check.C) {
 	writer, body := t.getWriter("base_segment.json", c)
 	err := writer.WriteField("format", "json")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (t *ServerTest) TestConvertWithInvalidData(c *check.C) {
 	recorder, request := t.makeRequest(http.MethodPost, "/convert", body.String(), c)
 	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
 	t.testServer.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
-	c.Assert(recorder.Code, check.Equals, http.StatusBadRequest)
+	c.Assert(recorder.Code, check.Equals, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func (t *ServerTest) TestConvertWithValidJsonRequest(c *check.C) {