diff --git a/src/services/service.ts b/src/services/service.ts
index 8ac317b..159e2f2 100755
--- a/src/services/service.ts
+++ b/src/services/service.ts
@@ -2108,7 +2108,8 @@ export default class Services {
   // Handle the handshake message
   public async handleHandshakeMsg(url: string, parsedMsg: any) {
     try {
-      const handshakeMsg: HandshakeMessage = JSON.parse(parsedMsg);
+      // parsedMsg is already parsed by the validator, no need to JSON.parse again
+      const handshakeMsg: HandshakeMessage = parsedMsg;
       console.log('🔍 DEBUG: Handshake message received:', {
         url,
         hasSpAddress: !!handshakeMsg.sp_address,