diff --git a/src/OneSignal.php b/src/OneSignal.php
index e5a7529..36c3cf0 100644
--- a/src/OneSignal.php
+++ b/src/OneSignal.php
@@ -84,6 +84,35 @@ public function sendRequest(RequestInterface $request): array
             $content['_status_code'] = $response->getStatusCode();
         }
 
+        return $content;
+    }
+
+    public function makeRequest(RequestInterface $request): array
+    {
+        $response = $this->httpClient->sendRequest($request);
+
+        $contentType = $response->getHeader('Content-Type')[0] ?? 'application/json';
+
+        if (!preg_match('/\bjson\b/i', $contentType)) {
+            throw new JsonException("Response content-type is '$contentType' while a JSON-compatible one was expected.");
+        }
+
+        $content = $response->getBody()->__toString();
+
+        try {
+            $content = json_decode($content, true, 512, JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING | JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+        } catch (\JsonException $e) {
+            throw new JsonException($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
+        }
+
+        if (!is_array($content)) {
+            throw new JsonException(sprintf('JSON content was expected to decode to an array, %s returned.', gettype($content)));
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($content['_status_code'])) {
+            $content['_status_code'] = $response->getStatusCode();
+        }
+
         if ($content['_status_code'] >= 400) {
             throw new UnsuccessfulResponse($request, $response);
         }
diff --git a/src/Segments.php b/src/Segments.php
index 9f07337..69e1fb6 100644
--- a/src/Segments.php
+++ b/src/Segments.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function list(ListSegments $listSegmentsDto): ListSegmentsResponse
         $request = $this->createRequest('GET', '/apps/'.$appId.'/segments?'.http_build_query($listSegmentsDto->toArray()));
         $request = $request->withHeader('Authorization', "Basic {$this->client->getConfig()->getApplicationAuthKey()}");
 
-        return ListSegmentsResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->sendRequest($request));
+        return ListSegmentsResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->makeRequest($request));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function create(CreateSegment $createSegmentDto): CreateSegmentResponse
         $request = $request->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
         $request = $request->withBody($this->createStream($createSegmentDto->toArray()));
 
-        return CreateSegmentResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->sendRequest($request));
+        return CreateSegmentResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->makeRequest($request));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ public function delete(string $id): DeleteSegmentResponse
         $request = $this->createRequest('DELETE', '/apps/'.$appId.'/segments/'.$id);
         $request = $request->withHeader('Authorization', "Basic {$this->client->getConfig()->getApplicationAuthKey()}");
 
-        return DeleteSegmentResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->sendRequest($request));
+        return DeleteSegmentResponse::makeFromResponse($this->client->makeRequest($request));
     }
 }