diff --git a/amazon/validator.go b/amazon/validator.go
index 46a29c1..ea32c8f 100644
--- a/amazon/validator.go
+++ b/amazon/validator.go
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ func (c *Client) Verify(ctx context.Context, userID string, receiptID string) (I
 	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
 		responseError := IAPResponseError{}
 		err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&responseError)
+		if err != nil {
+			return result, err
+		}
 		return result, errors.New(responseError.Message)
 	}
 
diff --git a/appstore/validator.go b/appstore/validator.go
index 1a0ff80..4786f01 100644
--- a/appstore/validator.go
+++ b/appstore/validator.go
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ func NewWithClient(client *http.Client) *Client {
 // Verify sends receipts and gets validation result
 func (c *Client) Verify(ctx context.Context, reqBody IAPRequest, result interface{}) error {
 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	json.NewEncoder(b).Encode(reqBody)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(b).Encode(reqBody); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", c.ProductionURL, b)
 	if err != nil {