diff --git a/src/main/java/org/prebid/cache/helpers/Json.java b/src/main/java/org/prebid/cache/helpers/Json.java
index 96bcdbe..a466419 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/prebid/cache/helpers/Json.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/prebid/cache/helpers/Json.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.prebid.cache.helpers;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ public String toJson(Object object) {
     }
 
     public <T> T createPayloadFromJson(final String json, Class<T> type) {
-        return gson.fromJson(json, type);
+        try {
+            return gson.fromJson(json, type);
+        } catch (JsonSyntaxException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to decode JSON payload: '{}'", json);
+            throw e;
+        }
     }
 }